Michael
Johnson

Mike Johnson is a stop motion animator who has worked on films such as James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is best known for directing Corpse Bride with Tim Burton; they were ...

Films

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    Gone With The Beep
    Experimental

    Gone With The Beep
    Michael Johnson

    16mm, color, sound, 30 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Comedy
    • Technology

Biography

Mike Johnson is a stop motion animator who has worked on films such as James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is best known for directing Corpse Bride with Tim Burton; they were jointly nominated for the 2005 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In 1996, he set up his own animation company, Fat Cactus Films. He currently teaches stop-motion at the California Institute of the Arts and University of California Los Angeles.