theaters on August 19th, will present “From Coraline to Kubo: A Magical LAIKA Experience.” From Coraline to Kubo 20 The detail that goes into every set piece and puppet is astonishing.LAIKA, the acclaimed animation studio and creators of the upcoming epic adventure film, Kubo and the Two Strings, which Focus Features releases in U.S.From Coraline to Kubo 19 Photo credit: Teresa Jusino.From Coraline to Kubo 18 Photo credit: Teresa Jusino.From Coraline to Kubo 17 Origami hero.Each character requires over 40,000 interchangeable faces to animate an entire film. From Coraline to Kubo 16 The faces on the puppets used in the stop-motion animation are meticulously painted to match each other.From Coraline to Kubo 15 Photo Courtesy of Focus Features.From Coraline to Kubo 14 And the latest film in the LAIKA ouvre, Kubo and the Two Strings! These are The Sisters.From Coraline to Kubo 13 Photo Courtesy of Focus Features.From Coraline to Kubo 12 Photo credit: Teresa Jusino.From Coraline to Kubo 11 Photo Courtesy of Focus Features.From Coraline to Kubo 10 And now, for the world of The Boxtrolls! Photo credit: Teresa Jusino.From Coraline to Kubo 9 Photo Courtesy of Focus Features.From Coraline to Kubo 8 Photo Courtesy of Focus Features.From Coraline to Kubo 7 Now entering the world of ParaNorman! Photo Courtesy of Focus Features.From Coraline to Kubo 6 An actual model of Coraline's house used during filming.and the Other Mother! Photo credit: Teresa Jusino From Coraline to Kubo 4 In the tunnel you'll find puppets used in the making of this film, like Coraline.From Coraline to Kubo 3 The experience begins by following Coraline through the tunnel in the closet.These Coraline sneakers were my favorite! Photo credit: Teresa Jusino From Coraline to Kubo 2 LAIKA partnered with Nike to create sneakers based on their films.From Coraline to Kubo 1 Photo credit: Teresa Jusino.
In the meantime, enjoy the html version below. There's no cross domain hackery or tracking voodoo, it's just some sweet jQuery animations. To use our slideshows you need to enable javascript. You are seeing this message because you have javascript disabled. It’s a gorgeous film - not to mention Laika’s best yet! (Hey, MoMA! Do you have a floor going spare?)įor those of you who can’t get to Universal Studios Hollywood in time, check out the gallery below for some photos from the exhibit! And I’d highly recommend checking out Kubo and the Two Strings on August 19th. Here’s hoping that one day, Laika gets a permanent exhibit in a larger venue somewhere so that people can visit year round in a location specifically designed for art exhibits like this. These are the kinds of exhibits where you’re going to want to linger and check out some detail, but it’s difficult to do when each film’s exhibit is right on top of the next one with not much room for a crowd. My only tiny complaint, would be the layout of the exhibit and the size of the venue. From Coraline to Kubo is a wonderful retrospective and introduction to the work and ethos of Laika and their films. While touring some of the sets used in the making of these films (as well as the puppets and the thousands of interchangeable, hand-painted faces required to express emotion over the course of an entire film) you can see the care and detail that goes into every single frame of film. At a time when most animation is done with CG, Laika insists on perfecting its stop-motion techniques, always working to take them to the next level while being unafraid to tell children challenging stories that sometimes put their child protagonists in danger, but also allows them to be heroes. The exhibit, which celebrates Laika’s 10th anniversary year, is at the Globe Theater at Universal for an extremely limited time - ’til August 14th with Kubo opening August 19th - but is well worth checking out to get an up-close look at just how much goes into making Laika’s beautiful films.
If you’d like to fan that flame you’ve got going for Laika’s work, as well as get a sneak peek at Kubo, you should check out the awesome exhibit at Universal Studios Hollywood right now, From Coraline to Kubo: A Magical LAIKA Experience. If you’re an animation fan, chances are you’re in love with the work of a company called Laika, the stop-motion powerhouse behind Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, and the upcoming Kubo and the Two Strings.