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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Visual Companion (Commemorating 30 Years)

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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Visual Companion offers an enchanting deep dive into the making of the iconic film. Through new interviews with filmmakers and rare images from Disney and Burton's art collections, it reveals the creative genius behind the stop-motion masterpiece. The book explores how Tim Burton's simple yet captivating story, combined with Danny Elfman's music, Henry Selick's animation, Caroline Thompson's script, and the labour of hundreds of talented artists, created a unique world embraced by fans worldwide.
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This volume is ideal for fans of the film, art enthusiasts, collectors, and anyone fascinated by filmmaking magic and Tim Burton's distinctive creative vision.

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A deep-dive reflection about the making of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas! This enchanting coffee table book features new interviews with the filmmakers and rare images from the Disney and Burton art collections!

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was crafted as a piece of art—an artistic masterpiece that blended together the genius of Tim Burton's simple story and endearing characters with Danny Elfman's eclectic music, Henry Selick's stop-motion brilliance, Caroline Thompson's heartfelt script, and the painstaking efforts of hundreds of artists, animators, and technicians—all wrapped in a world that only Burton could conjure up.

Paired with stunning and never-before-released art and photography, this book transports readers into a one-of-a-kind, retrospective journey detailing how Nightmare was thoughtfully crafted and all the ways in which the fan community worldwide has embraced the film ever since.

This beautiful volume serves as a must-have book for fans of the film, artists and art collectors, and anyone who appreciates some frightfully good movie magic.

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Esteemed director Henry Selick praises the book as a nuanced and personal account of the film's creation and enduring appeal. Producer Don Hahn calls it the "must-have bible" for fans of the cult classic. Didier Ghez, biographer of Tim Burton, commends the impeccable research and engaging text, making it the definitive companion book for longtime admirers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781484799857

Publisher: Hyperion

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Hyperion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 320.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

About the Author

David A. Bossert is an award-winning artist, filmmaker, and author. He worked at The Walt Disney Company for more than thirty-two years and is now an independent producer, creative director, and writer. Bossert contributed his talents to The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Fantasia/2000, Destino and many others. He is a member of the CalArts Board of Trustees and is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) in Pittsburgh. Bossert is an authority on Disney animation history and has written numerous articles, liner notes, and concert program notes related to animation. He co-authored Disney Animated, which was named iPad App of 2013 by Apple and won a prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award. Learn more at www.davidbossert.com.

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