The armatures of “ParaNorman” For LAIKA’s second film “ParaNorman,” the company upped the ante with color 3D printing, resulting in characters with more complex hues and textures.

Plus, the fusion of 3D printing and stop-motion make for pleasant viewing. If you want to check out a comparatively ‘feature length’ stop motion animation, check out The Rabbit’s Hole.

…and 3D printing . Due to the laborious nature of stop-motion filmmaking, sturdy character models are a must. At their core is a metal skeleton, or armature, engineered from parts machined in-house on ...

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 ...

From its impressive sets like the Hall of Bones, with its 17-foot Skeleton puppet (the largest in stop motion history, by the way) to its 3D-printed puppets, Kubo is far and away LAIKA’s most ...

Take one look at the upcoming 3D stop motion film ParaNorman and it's easy to see that moviegoers are in for some stunning visuals come August 17th. Once you realize the contribution of 3D ...

Time to go see the world! Our friends at the website Short of the Week remind us that "short film is where innovative storytelling is born." And this is one of those shorts that will impress everyone!

Of course, 3D printing was not really something that many had thought to use for stop-motion animation. “The first time we used [3D printing] for Coraline, it was an untested technology,” Kubo ...