The Long Afterlife of The Nightmare Before Christmas
Like a plane lifting off the runway, Nightmare eventually soared to the heavens, going from cult status to a mainstream holiday classic and merchandising juggernaut.
Tag Archives: Tim Burton
Influences Before the Nightmare Began
For a young Tim Burton some of his key inspirational moments came from visual effects designer Ray Harryhausen and his stop-motion animation of fantastical creatures.
Family Dog
Once upon a time there was an animated series concocted by Brad Bird, Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg.
Capture Lightning in a Bottle: Animation Production on “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Stop-motion animators are a special breed — most became fans of the technique at an early age.
Tim Burton’s Early Disney Days
Burton recalled, “I was like the weird relative that they’d let out occasionally and then lock back up in my room.”
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Puppet Fabrication – Part 2
Once the clay sculptures were approved, the fabrication process began.
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.
A Look at the Music Behind Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Having worked with Tim Burton on five previous films prior to The Nightmare Before Christmas, Danny Elfman found this collaboration to be even easier than the rest.
Animation Anecdotes #255
Producer Gary Goldman told about recording actor John Carradine as the voice of the great owl in The Secret of Nimh: Carradine suffered from acute crippling arthritis and that he was on pain killers.
