Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: The Film - The Art - The Vision (Disney Editions Deluxe (Film)) - Softcover

Thompson, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786853786 ISBN 13: 9780786853786

Publisher: Disney Editions, 2002

Synopsis

From the director of Batman and Beetlejuice came an innovative animated feature, Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas--the first ever to employ stop-action animation and earning over $60 million at the box office. This magnificent color volume is the perfect companion for fans of Tim Burton, his film, and filmmaking. Foreword by Tim Burton.

About this title

About the Author:

Frank Thompson has written forAmerican Filmmagazine,Film Comment,Boston Globe,Houston ChronicleandSan Francisco Chronicle, among other publications. He is the author ofAlamo Movies,William A. Wellman, andBetween Action and Cut: Five American Directors.

From Booklist:

This year's holiday animation release from Walt Disney is a real departure for the studio. The first major movie done entirely in three-dimensional stop-action animation, Nightmare before Christmas is the macabre story of Jack Skellington, "the Pumpkin King of Halloween," who is so delighted when he discovers Christmas that he decides to take over the role of Santa Claus. Tim Burton (Batman, Beetlejuice) came up with the idea 10 years ago when he worked as an animator at Disney during a more straitlaced era; since, things have loosened up enough at the studio for Burton to get the green light on his pet project. This volume, timed to coincide with Nightmare's theatrical release, chronicles the film from its inception through all stages of production, with commentary from Burton and the other creators. It's loaded with artwork ranging from Burton's original sketches through scenes from the finished film. The groundbreaking movie is a commercially and artistically risky venture, but considering the track record of Burton and the success of Disney's recent animated features, it might just become a holiday perennial; if so, libraries would do well to have this print tie-in on hand. Gordon Flagg

About this edition

• Publisher: Disney Editions
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0786853786
• ISBN 13: 9780786853786
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 192