Unrealized projects

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Unrealized projects

Jan 18, 2010

By: Seth Godin

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When I was at MOMA last week, I saw a list of director and artist Tim Burton‘s projects. Here’s the guy who’s responsible for some of the most breathtaking movies of his generation, and the real surprise is this: almost every year over the last thirty, he worked on one or more exciting projects that were never green lighted and produced. Every year, he spent an enormous amount of time on failed projects.

A few: Catwoman, Conversations With Vincent, Dinosaurs Attack!, The Fall of the House of Usher, Geek Love, Go Baby Go, Hawkline Monster, Lost in Oz, Mai the Psychic Girl, Mary Reilly, Superman Lives, X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes.

One key element of a successful artist: ship. Get it out the door. Make things happen.

The other: fail. Fail often. Dream big and don’t make it. Not every time, anyway.

Tim got his ideas out the door, to the people who decided what to do with them. And more often than not, they shot down his ideas. That’s okay. He shipped.

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  1. VampireBloodbite says:
    October 9, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    [..YouTube..] hellow everyone i have a channel called VampireBloodbite,and it would really be helpfull if i could get some people watching and mabey some advice on what to do. (sorry about my shelfishness)
    tim burton is a most extrodanary film maker

  2. VampireBloodbite says:
    October 9, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    [..YouTube..] hellow everyone i have a channel called VampireBloodbite,and it would really be helpfull if i could get some people watching and mabey some advice on what to do. (sorry about my shelfishness)
    tim burton is a most extrodanary film maker

  3. VampireBloodbite says:
    October 9, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    [..YouTube..] hellow everyone i have a channel called VampireBloodbite,and it would really be helpfull if i could get some people watching and mabey some advice on what to do. (sorry about my shelfishness)
    tim burton is a most extrodanary film maker

  4. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  5. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  6. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  7. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  8. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  9. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  10. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  11. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  12. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  13. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  14. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  15. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  16. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  17. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  18. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  19. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  20. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  21. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  22. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  23. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  24. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  25. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    [..YouTube..] I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  26. julioabruno2254 says:
    October 12, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    I was lucky enough to go to this opening day, only thing that sucked was no pics or video allowed :(

    Great exhibit though

  27. EmperorDinobot says:
    November 4, 2011 at 7:36 am

    [..YouTube..] I really want this song.

  28. EmperorDinobot says:
    November 4, 2011 at 7:36 am

    [..YouTube..] I really want this song.

  29. EmperorDinobot says:
    November 4, 2011 at 7:36 am

    [..YouTube..] I really want this song.

  30. EmperorDinobot says:
    November 4, 2011 at 7:36 am

    [..YouTube..] I really want this song.

  31. EmperorDinobot says:
    November 4, 2011 at 7:36 am

    [..YouTube..] I really want this song.

  32. EmperorDinobot says:
    November 4, 2011 at 7:36 am

    [..YouTube..] I really want this song. 

  33. EmperorDinobot says:
    November 4, 2011 at 7:36 am

    [..YouTube..] I really want this song.

  34. EmperorDinobot says:
    November 4, 2011 at 7:36 am

    I really want this song.

  35. sspirits8 says:
    January 26, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    [..YouTube..] I can’t wait to visit this exhibition! :)

  36. sspirits8 says:
    January 26, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    I can’t wait to visit this exhibition! :)

  37. NewYorkHabitat says:
    June 28, 2012 at 10:18 am

    [..YouTube..] Tim Burton at MoMa NYC… Glad we were able to see it!

  38. NewYorkHabitat says:
    June 28, 2012 at 10:18 am

    Tim Burton at MoMa NYC… Glad we were able to see it!