Jack Skellington in TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

 
Cinefex  56
November 1993
This issue is available for $15.00
(outside U.S. - add $5.00 each for postage)

The Nightmare Before Christmas:
Animation in the Third Dimension

Ever since his days as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, Tim Burton had nurtured the idea forThe Nightmare Before Christmas, a dark and uniquely personal fairy tale that has at last come to the screen as a fully stop-motion-animated feature film.

Article by Mark Cotta Vaz


 

Last Action Hero:
Pandora's Paintbox

Although Last Action Hero failed to live up to its pre-release hype, its massive effects workload and tight schedule did inspire some behind-the-scenes heroics by artisans at R/Greenberg Associates, Sony Pictures Imageworks and other effects companies.

Article by Bill Norton


 

RoboCop 3:
RoboCop Redux

After two years of financial entanglement, Orion Pictures has released RoboCop 3, the latest installment in its popular franchise. Laboring to bring a more fully-evolved RoboCop to the screen was an effects team that included Rob Bottin and Phil Tippett.

Article by Phil Carpenter


 
 
Quick Cuts: Digital Soul Searching
Quick Cuts: Feline Fabrication
Commercial Spot: Track Sold Separately
Quick Cuts: That Other T-rex
Profile: Pete Romano
Video Beat: Making Movie Magic
Laserdisc Revolution: From the Disney Archives

 
Homepage | Cinefex | Upcoming Effects Films | Cinefex Index | Advertising
Online Store | Ordering Information | View Your Shopping Cart | Site Map