"It was by far the largest puppet we ever created. It seemed insane," says VFX supervisor Steve Emerson. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “We were initially going to build a small, manageable skeleton, ...

The exhibit also features hand-crafted puppets from Laika's 'Coraline,' 'ParaNorman' and 'The Boxtrolls.' By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “It’s a Silent Fire”: Decaying Digital Movie and TV Show Files ...

LAIKA Studios has spent the last decade not only fighting to keep stop motion animation relevant, but also working to take the old school art form to new technical heights — one frame at a time. Once ...

WITH the hollowed cheekbones, craggy brow and weathered clothing of a mistreated servant, the nearly lifesize wooden rod puppet slowly and meticulously sets the dining room table at his master’s house ...