{"product_id":"laika-the-magic-behind-a-stopmotion-dream-factory-isbn-9780789346131","title":"LAIKA: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unprecedented look behind the curtain of the preeminent stop-motion studio, this comprehensive volume is brimming with exclusive artwork, photography, and interviews with key creatives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this rare glimpse at LAIKA’s 500,000-square-foot dream factory, read how the visionaries of the renowned stop-motion studio bring LAIKA’s handcrafted films to life one frame at a time. Stunning new puppet photography, never-before-seen artwork, and interviews with the studio’s community of storytellers take readers on an unforgettable tour through the studio’s key people, places, and processes, from script development to production design, puppet fabrication, 3D face printing, animation, and visual effects. Featuring a double-page gatefold measuring nearly three feet wide, this expansive illustrated publication on the illustrious studio reveals LAIKA’s innovations in stop-motion filmmaking over the last two decades, from\u003ci\u003e Kubo and the Two Strings \u003c\/i\u003eto\u003ci\u003e ParaNorman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boxtrolls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMissing Link\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWildwood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright © 2026 LAIKA, LLC. All Rights Reserved.\"Laika, the beloved Portland, Oregon-based stop-motion animation studio, is expanding it’s partnership with Rizzoli, the publishing powerhouse behind some of the finest coffee-table books, for a five-project collaboration, beginning next year.\" — \u003cb\u003eTHEWRAP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"For a technically inclined readership, LAIKA’s digital pipeline is of particular interest. The studio combines model-based effects with additive manufacturing: heads and facial segments are 3D printed in finely graduated variants to enable lip-synced animation with minimal tolerances. Color management and texture fidelity play a central role, through high-resolution printing processes and subsequent painting. The books promise insights into part series, swap mechanisms, and material selection—from photopolymer plastics for detailed faceplates to more robust blends for load-bearing structures. This is complemented by engineering drawings showing how magnetic anchor points, threaded inserts, and internal guides precisely position the interchangeable components.\" — \u003cb\u003e3PRINTR.COM\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Laika, the beloved Portland, Oregon-based stop-motion animation studio, is expanding its partnership with Rizzoli, the publishing powerhouse behind some of the finest coffee-table books, for a five-project collaboration, beginning next year.\" \u003cb\u003e— BUZZFEED MEDIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"First up is LAIKA: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory, set for release March 10, 2026. This expansive and gorgeously designed hardcover illustrates the story behind the studio and the hundreds of artists, craftspeople and technicians who brought its films to life, detailing every aspect of their creative process. Script development, puppet-making, 3D printing technology, storyboards and early sketches — from each of their feature film projects — converge into the definitive monograph on the “LAIKA Dream Factory.” \u003cb\u003e— THE ANIMATION MAGAZINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The first release in the partnership will be “Laika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory,” set for release on March 10, 2026. The book will illustrate “the story behind the studio and the hundreds of artists, craftspeople and technicians who brought the films to life, detailing every aspect of their creative process.'\" \u003cb\u003e— VARIETY.COM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"With stop-motion animation studio Laika celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, it's making plans to come to your bookshelves. The studio is collaborating with publisher Rizzoli Universe to produce a series of books about the studio, offering never-before-seen glimpses into the production of its wondrous films...The first book is a hefty tome chronicling the entire history of the studio: \u003ci\u003eLaika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood\u003c\/i\u003e will be released on March 10, 2026. It will cover the studio's entire twenty-year history, from its first film, the eerie \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e, to next year's \u003ci\u003eWildwood\u003c\/i\u003e. It is written by Ozzy Inguanzo, and will tour Laika's studios and delve into their archives.\"\u003cb\u003e — COLLIDER.COM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLaika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory\u003c\/i\u003e will illustrate “the story behind the studio and the hundreds of artists, craftspeople, and technicians who brought its films to life, detailing every aspect of their creative process,” from script development to puppet-making to 3D printing technology, storyboards and early sketches. And, of course, you’ll get all of this for every one of Laika’s films.\" — \u003cb\u003eTHEWRAP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"In March, Ozzy Inguanzo will release through publisher Rizzoli Universe, \u003ci\u003eLAIKA: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood\u003c\/i\u003e profiling the stop-motion\/visual effect studio and the work they’ve been creating. The oversized 240-page hardcover promises to tour through each aspect of the studio’s development process from pre-vis to final shooting while interviewing prominent staff members along the way.\"\u003cb\u003e — CARTOON RESEARCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOzzy Inguanzo\u003c\/b\u003e is a Writers Guild Award–winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and consultant whose creative contributions include studio features such as \u003ci\u003eAir\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), \u003ci\u003eFord v Ferrari\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eLogan\u003c\/i\u003e(2017), \u003ci\u003eThe Wolverine\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and the original \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy (2002–2007). He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGhostbusters: Afterlife: The Art and Making of the Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZombies on Film: The Definitive Story of Undead Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConstructing Green Lantern: From Page to Screen\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Salisbury\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author, journalist, and screenwriter. A former editor of \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, he has written more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eF1: The Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Insider’s Guide to Inside No. 9\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBurton on Burton\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Time to Die: The Making of the Film\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Creatures \u0026amp; Aliens\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTim Burton’s Corpse Bride: An Invitation to the Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e. He also executive-produced the BBC documentary \u003ci\u003eInside No. 9: The Party’s Over\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAIKA\u003c\/b\u003e, founded in 2005 in Oregon, has produced five films --\u003ci\u003eCoraline \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eParaNorman\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eThe Boxtrolls\u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eKubo and the Two Strings\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eMissing Link\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), all of which been nominated for the Academy Award® for Outstanding Animated Feature. 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