<P> On the direction of the film , Selick reflected , `` It 's as though he ( Burton ) laid the egg , and I sat on it and hatched it . He was n't involved in a hands - on way , but his hand is in it . It was my job to make it look like ' a Tim Burton film ' , which is not so different from my own films . '' When asked on Burton 's involvement , Selick claimed , `` I do n't want to take away from Tim , but he was not in San Francisco when we made it . He came up five times over two years , and spent no more than eight or ten days in total . '' Walt Disney Feature Animation contributed with some use of second - layering traditional animation . Burton found production somewhat difficult because he was directing Batman Returns and in pre-production of Ed Wood . </P>
<P> On the direction of the film , Selick reflected , `` It 's as though he ( Burton ) laid the egg , and I sat on it and hatched it . He was n't involved in a hands - on way , but his hand is in it . It was my job to make it look like ' a Tim Burton film ' , which is not so different from my own films . '' When asked on Burton 's involvement , Selick claimed , `` I do n't want to take away from Tim , but he was not in San Francisco when we made it . He came up five times over two years , and spent no more than eight or ten days in total . '' Walt Disney Feature Animation contributed with some use of second - layering traditional animation . Burton found production somewhat difficult because he was directing Batman Returns and in pre-production of Ed Wood . </P>
how long did it take to film nightmare before christmas
how long did it take to film nightmare before christmas
two years
two years