From Vanity Fair · Bridget Arsenault · · 1m 20s
LAIKA Makes Movies One Second at a Time
LAIKA Studios' 16-year stop-motion film Wildwood creates life frame by frame in a world of AI automation.
In brief
LAIKA Studios' 16-year stop-motion film Wildwood creates life frame by frame in a world of AI automation. LAIKA Studios' Wildwood, a stop-motion film taking 16 years to make, creates life through meticulous frame-by-frame animation in an AI-dominated era. Originally reported by Vanity Fair.
Wildwood Premiere
LAIKA Studios' Wildwood, a stop-motion feature taking 16 years to make, premiered at London Film Festival.
“It's a tour de force of great animation”
London Event
Travis Knight addressed a Design Museum audience in London's Kensington on Tuesday night.
Exhibition Details
LAIKA's Wildwood exhibition showcases handmade costumes, puppets, props, and miniature sets.
Wildwood Story
Wildwood is a YA book by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, adapted into a film about grief and empathy.
Production Scale
Wildwood required 1,000+ creatives to produce 140,000 puppet masks and 130+ sets across 100,000 square feet.
Frame-by-Frame Process
Stop-motion animators create life frame by frame, with one full day producing just one or two seconds of film.
Voice Recording
Peyton Elizabeth Lee recorded all dialogue before puppets and props were created for Wildwood.
Audition Challenge
Lee auditioned via voice memo in her bedroom before being selected for Wildwood.
Knight's Vision
Knight emphasizes Wildwood's emotional depth over technical spectacle in an AI-dominated era.
Exhibition Warning
Knight warns visitors not to touch exhibits, as moving anything makes them temporary animators.
In short
LAIKA Studios' Wildwood, a stop-motion film taking 16 years to make, creates life through meticulous frame-by-frame animation in an AI-dominated era.
