We Know Jack Show

May 11 2021 25
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Behind the scenes stories from the making of Nightmare Before Christmas. Each episode is an in depth interview with a different crew member. Animators, artists, techies, production staff, and more all stop by to tell what it was like making this incredible film.

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Director of Photography Pete Kozachik

May 11 2021 22 mins  
He was responsible for the overall look of the film through the lens of a half dozen different camera crews on 20 different sets. Not to mention he basically invented motion control.

Editor Stan Webb

Oct 11 2020 45 mins  
The man who put it all together.

Character Fabricator Supervisor Bonita De Carlo

Oct 04 2020 41 mins  
Bonita was in charge of getting every single puppet completed and ready for animation - a mind boggling amount of work. She tells us all about it.

Effects Animator Gordon Baker

Sep 06 2020 46 mins  
Ghosts, smoke, fire, stars, snowflakes, and obsolete techniques.

Character Fabricator Elise Robertson

Aug 30 2020 46 mins  
Sewing, painting, dressing, and bringing every single puppet to life.

Animator Stephen Buckley

Aug 16 2020 47 mins  
Henry Selick, Art Clokey, Peter Jackson, Marilyn Manson, motorcycles, breast feeding, Excederin, Gumby, cotton ball clouds, and of the course the beauty of stop motion animation.

Camera Assistant Carl Miller

Aug 09 2020 47 mins  
Carl takes us on a Skellington journey through the lens of a possibly irradiated camera. Collaboration, multiple camera crews, multiple set ups, in-camera effects, and the 'faces in the fire'.

Stage Hand Kirk Scott

Aug 02 2020 42 mins  
Twenty four stages all running at the same time. Who kept all that in order? Kirk for one.

Artistic Coordinator Allison Abbate

Jul 25 2020 49 mins  
Allison somehow kept the entire Art Department on track - an enormous job. She tells us all about it.

Interview with Camera Operator Pat Sweeney

Jul 12 2020 35 mins  
Camera problems, motion control problems, animator problems, set problems, and margaritas.