LAIKA Studios has spent the last decade not only fighting to keep stop motion animation relevant, but also working to take the old school art form to new technical heights — one frame at a time. Once ...

WITH the hollowed cheekbones, craggy brow and weathered clothing of a mistreated servant, the nearly lifesize wooden rod puppet slowly and meticulously sets the dining room table at his master’s house ...

The head is carved from wood. Mechanisms in the hollow head move the eyes and mouth. The main rod, made either of wood or bamboo, runs through the neck to the head, and the length varies. The hand ...