This week, the pioneering studio Laika returns with “Missing Link,” the stop-motion animated family film starring Hugh Jackman and Zach Galifianakis. With “Missing Link” landing in theaters on Friday, ...

Layann Basileh is an Arab-American writer based in Southern California, currently nursing an iced coffee addiction. Stop-motion animation is a beloved but sparingly employed film medium. Although it ...

In a year in which the film industry was still in disruption because of the formidable powers of digital streaming, stop-motion animation — maybe the most analog of all styles of filmmaking — has had ...

Stop motion movies often go bitterly underappreciated, with many stunning masterpieces of animation frequently falling by the wayside. Somewhat of a niche medium, stop motion animation can often be ...

The best stop motion animated films bring something purely imagined to vivid life in a way that other animation techniques ...

Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) Share on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) Share on email (opens in a new tab) With Laika’s visually sumptuous and breathtaking ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Stop-motion is an animation technique with a storied history that ...

Stop motion animation, like most animation, really, is an art-form, one that has been perfected by only a chosen few. Ever since 1898’s THE HUMPTY DUMPTY CIRCUS, the usage of stop motion animation in ...

Stop-motion animation is an arduous art form that requires the painstaking manipulation of objects in small increments to give them the illusion of movement. It has gotten a bit easier with the rise ...