Secrets of the Boxtrolls

Have you seen The Boxtrolls yet?

If you’re wondering how they made it (are those puppets or is it all CG?) check out the latest article on the Cinefex blog, in which I talk to the visual effects teamfromLAIKA animation studio and learn about the magic behind the movie.

Here’s a brief extract:

In the LAIKA lexicon, hybrid filmmaking means taking a stop-motion film and expanding it visually beyond the confines of the animation stage.

“As a genre, stop-motion is typically confined to smaller environ...