The Nightmare Before Christmas: Puppet Fabrication – Part 2
Once the clay sculptures were approved, the fabrication process began.
Category Archives: Bossert Behind-the-Scenes
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Puppet Fabrication— Part 1
As a movie fan, I am often fascinated as much by how something is made or how an effect is achieved on screen as I am about the finished film itself.
7 Things You Didn’t Know About “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
I have done much research and writing on this Tim Burton’s film, and plenty of fascinating behind the scenes information came to light.
3D Disneyland: A Primer
Some twenty-five years ago, the seeds were planted for this book, and all this time later, these never-before-seen photos are now being shared with the public.
Walt Disney Classified: The Aeronca Project, Prod. 2660
In 1943 Disney created a long-forgotten storybook that not only entertained but inspired many young people to dream about the future possibilities of aviation.
Walt Disney Classified: The Layout Manual, Part 6 – Camera Ops
One of the more fun aspects of creating visual effects animation, outside of actually animating, is enhancing that animation using camera operations.
Walt Disney Classified: The Layout Manual, Part 5 – Sliding Cels
Disney’s use of the “sliding cel” – the rotation of artwork on a sheet of celluloid, photographed one frame at a time to produce movement.
Walt Disney Classified: The Layout Manual, Part 4 – Dimensional Models
Shooting models was not new to the Disney Studios, it was a technique used on Pinocchio for the gypsy wagon, bird cage and stagecoach.
Walt Disney Classified: The Layout Manual, Part 3—The 11 Field Crane
The 11 FIELD CRANE is a fascinating Ub Iwerks designed camera stand that permitted “the use of other kinds of material than could not be used on the multiplane crane”.
Walt Disney Classified: The Layout Manual, Part 2—THE CAMERA
The Camera Department at Disney provided one of the most vital functions of the animation process – because without it, how would audiences be able to view the films.
