Henry Selick
Film director · 4 films (1993–2009)
Henry Selick is a director whose work here spans The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) to Coraline (2009), across fantasy and animation. 3 of those films were photographed by Pete Kozachik. The work runs nocturnal — 73% of frames across the 4 films indexed here, against 43% library-wide. All 260 frames from 4 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Henry Selick is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. He studied at the Program in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts, under the guidance of Jules Engel.
Born 30 November 1952 · Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA
Directing style
Henry Selick builds his dark fantasy worlds primarily in nocturnal interiors and night exteriors, utilizing eye-level and low-angle framing in medium and wide shots to establish an ominous, tense, and mysterious atmosphere. His lighting design relies heavily on practical sources, moonlight, and window light, illuminating a cool, desaturated color palette dominated by deep purples, muted grays, and stark, bloody reds. The visual space is balanced almost equally between deep staging that keeps his intricate stop-motion environments sharp and a shallow depth of field that isolates characters within their eerie surroundings.
Awards
- Winsor McCay Award · 2019
Films directed by Henry Selick
About Henry Selick
When was Henry Selick born?
Henry Selick was born on 30 November 1952 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA.
What films has Henry Selick directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 4 of them: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Monkeybone (2001) and Coraline (2009).
What awards has Henry Selick won?
Winsor McCay Award (2019).
Search every frame of Henry Selick’s films
All 260 indexed frames from 4 films directed by Henry Selick — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.