LAIKA, the production company that brought you “Coraline”, “Kubo and the Two Strings”, and “Paranorman,” just released a new film called “Missing Link.”
Starring Zach Galifianakis, Hugh Jackman, and Zoe Saldana, “Missing Link” uses old school techniques like stop motion animation and CG effects as well as 21st century 3D processing to tell it’s story.
LAIKA used Stratasys J750 PolyJet technology to develop animated characters with rich colors, textures, and facial expressions. They actually 3D printed more than 300,000 parts on the J750 – from character facial expressions down to the smallest set piece.
Digital Trends recently went behind the scenes at LAIKA to explore all the ways they created the film:
What’s really cool about this is Stratasys was the only 3D printing technology used by LAIKA during this particular film production. You can learn more about the Stratasys – LAIKA relationship in this case study.
Here’s another inside look into how 3D printing was used.
This is a great opportunity to encourage your students to check out the film in theaters to see how additive manufacturing helped create some of the most realistic, true-to-life 3D printed puppets that brought this imaginative story to life!
