Years later I was introduced to Wallace and Gromit, then Tim Burton’s various animated features beginning with Frankenweenie, A Nightmare Before Christmas, The Corpse Bride and then there was Coraline.
Coraline, in my mind, really pushed the envelope when it came to stop-motion animation. It was moody, dark, compelling, spooky and yet it was charming and compelling.
In Laika, the new book by author Ozzy Inguanzo and Rizzoli Universe, readers discover the magic behind a stop-motion dream factory that was responsible for Coraline and many other stunning stop-motion features and shorts.
The deluxe hard-cover book features Coraline on the cover surrounded by the various tools responsible for making the stop-motion puppets, a fellow puppet and a gallery of character designs.
What a treat! Inside this stunning book that is filled with behind-the-scenes color photos of the various departments, creators and stop-motion sets and characters readers are swept through an incredible journey accompanied by in-depth text, studio commentaries, staff bios and interviews and a visual mind-blowing tour of every aspect of Laika’s incredible stop-motion animation facilities.
I am absolutely blown away by the scope of this book with full-page and double-page photo-spreads, sketches, art, puppet construction, lighting, special effects and absolutely every aspect of stop-motion animation.
So much information and photos in a single book! How is it even possible!?
I am in stop-motion animation Heaven! Come join me in a visual treat that will leave you begging for more!
Psalms 37:4 - Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
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