Laika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood by Inguanzo, Ozzy
Laika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood by Inguanzo, Ozzy

Laika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood

An unprecedented look behind the curtain of the preeminent stop-motion studio, this comprehensive volume is brimming with...
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Author: Ozzy Inguanzo
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Language: English
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Laika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood by Inguanzo, Ozzy

Laika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood

$121.99 $60.00
Laika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood by Inguanzo, Ozzy

Laika: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood

$121.99 $60.00
Author: Ozzy Inguanzo
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
An 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.

In 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 Kubo and the Two Strings to ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Coraline, Missing Link, and Wildwood.

Copyright (c) 2026 LAIKA, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Author: Ozzy Inguanzo
Publisher: Rizzoli Universe
Published: 03/10/2026
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.93lbs
Size: 10.22h x 10.18w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9780789346131


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/02/2026

About the Author
Ozzy Inguanzo is a Writers Guild Award-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and consultant whose creative contributions include studio features such as Air (2023), Ford v Ferrari (2019), Logan(2017), The Wolverine (2013), and the original Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007). He is the author of Ghostbusters: Afterlife: The Art and Making of the Movie, Zombies on Film: The Definitive Story of Undead Cinema, and Constructing Green Lantern: From Page to Screen.

Mark Salisbury is a New York Times best-selling author, journalist, and screenwriter. A former editor of Empire magazine, he has written more than twenty books, including F1: The Movie, The Insider's Guide to Inside No. 9, Burton on Burton, No Time to Die: The Making of the Film, The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Creatures & Aliens, and Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: An Invitation to the Wedding. He also executive-produced the BBC documentary Inside No. 9: The Party's Over.

LAIKA, founded in 2005 in Oregon, has produced five films --Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls(2014), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), and Missing Link (2019), all of which been nominated for the Academy Award(R) for Outstanding Animated Feature. LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar(R) in 2016 for its innovation in 3D printing.
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