Stop-Motion

Travis Knight Talks ParaNorman, LAIKA and the Art of Stop-Motion

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, People, Stop-Motion, Technology
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LAIKA’s top gun discusses their latest stop-motion gem and the ground-breaking effort behind its production.

MUTILATOR!

Posted In | Site Categories: 2D, Art, Illustration, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Television
Growing up, I was a latch key kid, often coming home to an empty house after school. My babysitters’ names were Popeye, Tom, Jerry, Bugs and Daffy. I was literally raised on those old school cartoons with their over the top slapstick violence and impeccable timing. They would leave an indelible mark on me.

Arianne Sutner Talks ParaNorman

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, People, Stop-Motion, Technology
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The producer of LAIKA’s latest feature discusses the challenges of pushing every imaginable stop-motion animation boundary.

Robot Chicken Kicks Off Season 6

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, Stop-Motion, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Cartoons, Stop-Motion, Television
Adult Swim announces the much-anticipated “Robot Chicken DC Comics Special” to kick off season 6 of the Emmy Award-winning show.

Disney Halts Henry Selick’s Stop-Motion Animated Feature

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, People, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, People, Stop-Motion
Disney has decided not to move forward with Henry Selick's untitled stop-motion feature, ending production on the film that was scheduled for release October 4, 2013.

New ParaNorman Trailer Hits the Web

Posted In | News Categories: Films, Internet and Interactive, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Films, Internet and Interactive, Stop-Motion
In anticipation of the film’s release on Friday, Focus Features has released a final web trailer for the LAIKA stop-motion animated “ParaNorman” 3D feature.

Going Naturalistic with ParaNorman

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, Stop-Motion, Technology
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Read why ParaNorman is a game-changer for stop-motion.

Book Review: The Art and Making of ParaNorman

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Art, Books, CG, Films, Stop-Motion
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Chronicle's new book goes in-depth to show the considerable differences and complexity of a full stop-motion feature utilizing LAIKA’s unique techniques.

Toys in the Attic to Launch Nationwide

Posted In | News Categories: Films, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Films, Stop-Motion
Hannover House is proud to announce the nationwide launch of “Toys in the Attic,” a stop-motion animated feature film will open in key markets on September 7, 2012.

The Battle For Celebrity Deathmatch, Part 2

Posted In | Site Categories: 2D, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Television
Convincing an MTV exec to greenlight a couple of Celebrity Deathmatch shorts seemed like a herculean task. Turns out that would become the first of many battles to get “Celebrity Deathmatch: The Series” on the air.