Keeping Stop-Motion Alive
Seemingly against all odds, stop-motion has persisted as a relevant animation technique to this day. This is partly due to the innovative work being done by Laika, the studio behind Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, and Kubo and the Two Strings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgvfVusJS2k
The following short documentaries, each produced by the wonderful Academy Originals YouTube channel, go behind the scenes at Laika to look at how animators, puppet makers, and even costume designers work together to bring these remarkable films to life.