A nightmare to remember
Deane Taylor
Our free Sunday Talks progam launches with an insight into a Burton favourite.
Recalling his time working with Tim Burton in the early nineties on hugely popular stop-motion animation The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), South Australian Art Director Deane Taylor will discuss his role in the film and the creative challenges of making such a work.
The Art of The Nightmare Before Christmas is the first in a series of free Sunday Talks being held in ACMI's Studio 1 for the duration of Tim Burton: The Exhibition, which is on show until 10 October.
Deane Taylor, whose concept artwork for the film also appears in the exhibition, will visit Melbourne for this special one-off event to talk about the craft behind the film, facilitated by Assistant Curator of Exhibitions, Kate Warren.
Starting out in 1978 working for Hanna-Barbera, Dean's career has spanned a variety of roles from art direction through to production design and direction on animated films, TV series, and commercials in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the US. To name drop, Deane has worked as an Art Director on television animations such as Ren and Stimpy, Cow and Chicken and the Australian classic Blinky Bill, as well as working in the art department of films such as Jetsons: The Movie.
Described as "a stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation," The Nightmare Before Christmas, some 17 years after it premiered, remains a favourite of adults and children the world over and is revered by aspiring stop-motion animators.
This hauntingly beautiful creation of Burton's mind fermented over a ten year period before it was created. Visitors have the opportunity to see it on the big screen as part of ACMI's Tim Burton Film Retrospective with eight sessions programmed across July and August. Dates and times are here.
The Art of The Nightmare Before Christmas will be held at ACMI at 2pm on Sunday 18 July. Although admission is free, tickets must be collected at the Tickets and Information Desk on the day as seats are limited.
Published Thursday, 15 July 2010
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