Tim Burton
Larry Franco
Jonathan Gems
Peter Suschitzsky
Chris Lebenzon
Wynn Thomas
Colleen Atwood
Danny Elfman
Jim Mitchell
Michael Fink

Burton next directed and produced "Edward Scissorhands" and then returned to Gotham City for "Batman Returns," the highest-grossing film of 1992, which starred Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito and Michelle Pfeiffer in the continuing adventures of the Dark Knight. In 1993, he created and produced the stop-motion animation feature "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas," which he followed with "Ed Wood." He was one of the producers of "Batman Forever" and "James and the Giant Peach," which reunited him with the creative team behind "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas."

Producer LARRY FRANCO most recently served as executive producer of the hit fantasy adventure "Jumanji." His affiliation with Tim Burton dates back to "Batman Returns," on which Franco served as co-producer. During his 10-year professional relationship with director John Carpenter, Franco produced "Escape from New York," "Starman," "Big Trouble in Little China," "Prince of Darkness" and "They Live."

Franco also served as executive producer of "The Rocketeer," line producer on "Two Bits," co-producer of "Tango & Cash" and "Christine" and associate producer of "The Thing" and "Cutter's Way." Franco began as an assistant director, working on such films as "Straight Time," "The Rose," "Apocalypse Now," and "Black Sunday."

Screenwriter JONATHAN GEMS counts among his credits "White Mischief" and the filmed adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel, "1984." Gems will soon make his directorial debut with "The Treat," based on his own script which he adapted from a play written by his mother, noted British playwright Pam Gems. He has also written several plays produced in his native England, including "Naked Robots," "Susan's Breasts," which earned him the Critics Circle Award in 1986, and "The Paranormalist," which made its U.S. debut this October.

Director of photography PETER SUSCHITZKY has worked on several films with director David Cronenberg. He was responsible for the dark romantic look of Cronenberg's "Naked Lunch," which received a 1992 Genie Award for Best Cinematography from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, as well as "Dead Ringers," which won Suschitzky his first Genie Award. His other work for Cronenberg includes the provocative drama "Crash," which galvanized this year's Cannes Film Festival, and "M. Butterfly." Suschitzky's work on John Boorman's "Where the Heart Is" was named Best Cinematography by the National Society of Film Critics.

Among his other feature credits are "Immortal Beloved," "The Vanishing," "Falling In Love," "The Empire Strikes Back," "Valentino," "Leo the Last" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." For television, he has lensed two episodes of Showtime's "Fallen Angels" series, directed by Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise.

Editor CHRIS LEBENZON previously collaborated with Tim Burton on the films "Ed Wood," "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Batman Returns."

Twice-nominated for an Academy Award for "Crimson Tide" and "Top Gun" (co-editor), both directed by Tony Scott, he also worked with the director on "The Last Boy Scout," "Days of Thunder," "Revenge" and "Beverly Hills Cop 2." Lebenzon's other feature credits include "Josh and Sam," "Hudson Hawk," "Midnight Run," "Weeds," "Weird Science" and "Wolfen."

Production designer WYNN THOMAS most recently designed "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar." He worked on seven of director Spike Lee's features, including "Crooklyn," "Malcolm X," "Jungle Fever," "Mo' Better Blues," "Do the Right Thing," "School Daze" and "She's Gotta Have It." Thomas also designed Robert DeNiro's "A Bronx Tale" and worked on such films as "The Cotton Club," "The Five Heartbeats," "Brighton Beach Memoirs," "The Money Pit" and "Eddie Murphy Raw."

Thomas apprenticed with Oscar-winning production designer Patrizia Von Brandenstein. Before moving into film, he served as resident designer for the Negro Ensemble Company for two years and worked with the late Joseph Papp on New York Shakespeare Festival and New York Public Theatre productions.

Costume designer COLLEEN ATWOOD earned an Academy Award nomination for Gillian Armstrong's "Little Women." She previously worked with Tim Burton on "Edward Scissorhands" and "Ed Wood." For director Jonathan Demme, she designed wardrobe for "Philadelphia," "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Married to the Mob." Her credits also include Tom Hanks' recent directorial debut, "That Thing You Do!," as well as "The Juror," "Wyatt Earp," "Lorenzo's Oil," "Rush," "The Handmaid's Tale," "Torch Song Trilogy," "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "Manhunter."

A fashion consultant in Seattle before pursuing a film costuming career, Atwood started as an assistant to production designer Patrizia von Brandenstein on the films "Ragtime" and "A Little Sex." Her first solo credit as costume designer was on Michael Apted's "Firstborn." She then collaborated with renowned production designer Fernando Scarfiotti, designing the costumes and stage set for the Sting concert film "Bring on the Night," directed by Apted. This early association with the performer resulted in Atwood designing the costumes for Sting's other concerts and music videos.

Composer DANNY ELFMAN created his first feature score for director Tim Burton's debut, "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," after establishing a successful career as a singer-songwriter with the alternative rock band Oingo Boingo. His professional association with Burton flourished with Elfman's scoring of "Beetlejuice," "Batman" (which won him a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental and a nomination for Best Score), "Batman Returns," "Edward Scissorhands," and "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" (which again earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Score). Elfman's diverse credits also include the Grammy-nominated "Dick Tracy" as well as "Darkman," "Sommersby," "Dead Presidents," "To Die For," "Mission: Impossible" and "The Frighteners."

Elfman has also created a number of television themes, among them "The Simpsons," HBO's "Tales From the Crypt" and the animated series "Beetlejuice."

Visual effects supervisor JIM MITCHELL joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1990 and has played an integral role in the creation of the computer graphics imagery in "Jurassic Park," "Death Becomes Her" and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," each of which received Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. His credits at ILM also include "Eraser," "The Mask" and "Jumanji."

Mitchell began his professional career at Interface Video, one of the largest video post-production houses in Washington, D.C. In the six years he spent with Interface, his role as director of animation and special effects included many projects that combined computer graphics, motion control, blue-screen compositing and live action.

Visual effects supervisor MICHAEL FINK joined Warner Digital Studios in 1995 as Vice President, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, to help establish and build this new, state-of-the-art, full-service visual-effects facility. During that time, he supervised effects on "Eraser" and is currently working on "Batman & Robin."

In 1993, Fink earned an Academy Award nomination for his work on "Batman Returns," which featured the first computer-generated creatures which faithfully replicated actual beings in a feature film. That same year, Fink directed the popular Coca-Cola "Polar Bear" television ad spot.

Fink's effects work in feature films began on "The China Syndrome," and he became a visual effects supervisor on "WarGames." His credits include "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension," "Project X," "The Seventh Sign," "D.A.R.Y.L.," "Tango and Cash," "Love Affair," "Baby's Day Out" and "Braveheart." He consulted or worked on many additional films, including "Blade Runner," "Star Trek," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- The Special Edition," "The Hunt for Red October," "Free Willy," "Short Circuit," "Robocop II," "Back to the Future" and "The Last Starfighter."