Fashions come and go, but Estonia is still betting on puppet and stop-motion animation. “It may not be mainstream anymore, but Estonian stop-motion is still thriving, with many directors choosing it ...

"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, ...

Stop motion animation may seem archaic in the age of digital effects and computer-generated characters, but anyone in the Connecticut area who grew up with Bob’s Discount Furniture TV commercials will ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. “If I could, I would make a puppet of every single person I’ve ever met.” “If I could, I would make a puppet of ...

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 ...

Director Travis Knight calls Laika Entertainment's ambitious new animated movie a "miniature David Lean film." By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “We were trying to do a Kurosawan myth and miniature ...

Stop-motion is a form of reanimation where physical objects gain lifelike movements. It’s why films like Kubo and the Two Strings from Laika feel so different from Pixar fare. This same quality is ...

If you thought Mexican animation had already reached its creative peak, think again. "Soy Frankelda" is creeping in from the shadows to rewrite everything we thought we knew about storytelling, horror ...