LAIKA ‘s films possess a truly distinctive, dreamy quality, driven by their pioneering approach to stop-motion animation.

Laika came along. By combining handmade artistry with new technologies like 3D printing, the Oregon-based studio behind Coraline and ParaNorman has revitalised the 100-year-old genre. Having pioneered ...

Stop-motion animation is among the most laborious and precise forms of artistry imaginable; the average animator produces only four seconds of footage per week. If they make a wrong movement, there is ...

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Daniel is a University of Louisville graduate with an English degree, a sizable collection of Blu-rays, books, records, and a love of hiking. When considering the greatest animated works of the last ...

Add Hulu Plus to the Wii and 3DS’ stable of long-expected features: Nintendo says the subscription-based video service will come to both its console and 3D handheld by the end of this year. That means ...

"Guillermo really wanted it to be a sort of Frankenstein-eqsue creation story." Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio's puppet fabrication supervisor Georgina Hayns shows us how she make puppets for ...

There’s more to Laika’s latest animated movie The Boxtrolls than meets the eye, not least in the way this ostensibly stop-motion creation seamlessly utilises modern animation techniques and even 3D ...

The real-life Laika — a Russian street dog who became the first animal launched into orbit — lasted mere hours in space, but paved the way for humans to eventually follow in her tracks. Today, the ...

Tim Burton has come full circle with “Frankenweenie,” a remake of his original 1984 stop motion animated short film. Perhaps returning to his roots did the visionary director a great service since ...