S05E02: Henry Selick — Scaring Not Scarring

Henry Selick's artistic talents were noted at an early age but he shied away from the attention, turning instead to another creative outlet: music. While in college studying math and science, he rediscovered his love for art and eventually found himself at CalArts. Unable to keep up with the ferocious pace at Hanna-Barbera, Henry went knocking on Disney's door, a relationship that eventually led him to direct the ground-breaking The Nightmare Before Christmas. We spoke with Henry about his inspiration and early passion for art, his penchant for the macabre, the evolution of stop-motion and his latest film Wendell & Wild. Episode Links Watch Wendell & Wild Host: Marina Antunes Opening & Closing Credits by: Michael Edlund Produced & Edited by: Joshua Peterman ©2023 Spark CG Society · All Rights Reserved. Thank you to our sponsors! TERABYTE: Creative BC. MEGABYTE: Animal Logic · Capilano University. KILOBYTE: Atomic Cartoons · BRON · DNEG · Image Engine · Industrial Light & Magic · Mainframe Studios. BYTE: CMPA BC · Digi BC · Scanline VFX · The Little Dev Shop · Vancouver Film School. PARTNERS: ACM SIGGRAPH. ORGANIZERS: Spark CG Society · Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH.