We Know Jack Show

Director Henry Selick

Director Henry Selick and animator Anthony Scott interviewed in front of a live audience at the Disney Family Museum in San Francisco.

Director of Photography Pete Kozachik

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 mot

Editor Stan Webb

The man who put it all together.

Character Fabricator Supervisor Bonita De Carlo

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

Ghosts, smoke, fire, stars, snowflakes, and obsolete techniques.

Character Fabricator Elise Robertson

Sewing, painting, dressing, and bringing every single puppet to life.

Animator Stephen Buckley

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 an

Camera Assistant Carl Miller

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 th

Stage Hand Kirk Scott

Twenty four stages all running at the same time. Who kept all that in order? Kirk for one. 

Artistic Coordinator Allison Abbate

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

Interview with Camera Operator Pat Sweeney

Camera problems, motion control problems, animator problems, set problems, and margaritas.

Interview with Mold Maker Michael Jobe

Mold Maker? What's that, and why do we need one on a movie? Mike fills us in.

Interview with Model Maker/Assistant Art Director Bill Boes

With enough cardboard and hot glue anything is possible. Bill takes us deep into the heart of the Art Department.

Interview with Camera Assistant Mark Kohr

Abstraction vs Suggestion. Our most ineffable interview. Buckle up. Mark takes us deep.

Interview with Armature Engineer Chris Rand

Each character in Nightmare Before Christmas has a posable skeleton. Somebody had to make them. Chris tells us about it.

Interview with Art Director Deane Taylor

Tales from the heart of the Art Department.

Interview with FX Animator Nate Stanton

2D animation, more Tim Burton stories, and the alternate ending!!

Interview with Assistant Camera James Matlosz

Set up after set up...Problem after problem. Jim fills us in.

Interview with Set Foreman Tom Proost

Cigarettes, musicals, collaboration, making it up as you go, and the endless joy of building with your own two hands.

Interview with Assistant to the Producer/Director Gisela Hermeling

Gisela shares stories about the Producer, the Director, Danny Elfman, Tim Burton, and the den of wolves otherwise known as the Story Department.