Yeah, obviously having his name on this movie gives it a real boost in popularity and more people will see it. Though I think it should really say something like what tweety said, Tim Burton presents a Shane Acker film or something.

I must admit that I hadn't heard of the short before I saw the trailer, and I really thought this was a Tim Burton creation, but after I saw the short (and was really blown away) I realized that it's all Shane Acker's vision here.

EDIT: Has anyone seen "The Hangnail" by him? Haha... yeah.