All laika movies movie#

All laika movies movie#

In Kubo and the Two Strings, the movie is almost all digital outside of the sets and hero puppets (or main characters). ParaNorman was more a hybrid with a combination of puppets and some digital effects. Digital enhancements were basically only used to clean up riggings and lines and such. When Steve started with LAIKA back when they were creating Coraline, very little was digital in that everything you see was actually on camera. While the movie still used lots of CGI and other digital effects, at its core Kubo and the Two Strings is a stop-motion animation film. The VFX department works very closely with the stop-motion teams to ensure the most lifelike hybrid animation they can create. He always gives a talk at Portland ComicCon so my kids and I always make sure to hear his session (and any LAIKA sessions we can sit it on) because they have such a unique flair. Steve Emerson is the VFX Supervisor and he talked to us a bit about the visual effects used in the movie. LAIKA has its own visual effects (VFX) department, which means they do their own effects in-house and they don't farm out the work. The use of original stories is just one of the many components that makes what LAIKA does so unique. All of LAIKA's films are original stories and this one is bound to be just as fabulous as all of the previous ones we've seen. While at LAIKA we saw a clip and the movie looks excellent. Kubo and the Two Strings tells the story of a boy with magical powers who sets out on a quest to save his family while solving the mystery of his fallen father after summoning a spirit from his past.

Last month, I had the pleasure of spending a day at the animation studios to learn all about their upcoming feature Kubo and the Two Strings. Being a local, I'm lucky to have such an incredible animation studio in my backyard. While only just over 10 years old, LAIKA is the animation studios behind this summer's film Kubo and the Two Strings, as well as some other incredible (and award-winning films) such as Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Boxtrolls. It goes without saying that Laika’s animation and art design is revolutionary in both its innovation and creativity. Portland is known for some really cool stuff, including being the home of stop-animation film studio LAIKA.