HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE STUDIO’S USE OF 3D
PRINTING TO HELP CREATE LIFE-LIKE, FULL-COLOR, ANIMATED
CHARACTERS
“Animating Life: The Art, Science and Wonder of
LAIKA” runs October 14, 2017 – May 20, 2018
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS), a global leader in applied additive
technology solutions, today announced the company will be a sponsor
of the Portland Art Museum’s “Animating Life: The Art, Science and
Magic of LAIKA” - running October 14, 2017 through May 20, 2018.
The exhibit highlights such topics as LAIKA’s use of 3D printing to
rapidly create unforgettable, colorful, and life-like puppet faces
for the studio’s award-winning films. As a sponsor of the major
retrospective exhibit, Stratasys executives will participate in a
Press Preview on Thursday, October 12th - as well as a Facebook
Live tour of the exhibit on Friday, October 13th at 9am Pacific,
being hosted at www.facebook.com/LAIKAstudios.
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LAIKA's Oscar-Nominated "Kubo and the Two
Strings" Pushes the Boundaries of Stop-Motion Animation with
innovative 3D Printed characters (Photo: Business Wire).
Exploring behind-the-scenes photography, video clips and
physical artwork from LAIKA films, visitors will be immersed in the
studio’s creative process - exploring the production design, sets,
props, puppets, costumes, and world-building that have become the
studio’s hallmarks. LAIKA’s Oscar® nominated films are widely known
to be triumphs of imagination, ingenuity and craftsmanship
redefining the limits of modern animation.
This retrospective will highlight the unique ability of 3D
printing to spark unprecedented creativity and innovation in
LAIKA’s award-winning films. LAIKA, which has leveraged Stratasys
3D printed technology in motion pictures including Coraline,
ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, and Kubo and the Two Strings – all of
which have received Oscar® nominations and numerous other awards -
will peel back the curtain on innovations behind its stop-motion
filmmaking. Highlights include 3D printing’s role in
revolutionizing animation of LAIKA’s puppets - a critical piece of
the studio’s imaginative, vibrant story-telling. The technology
gives LAIKA the unmatched design freedom and near-continuous
production schedule for creation of full-color, 3D printed models
with realism, performance and function.
“Bringing inanimate objects to life is one of the oldest forms
of movie magic,” said Brian McLean, LAIKA’s Director of Rapid
Prototyping – who won a Scientific and Engineering Oscar in
2016 for pioneering Rapid Prototyping in character animation.
“By harnessing the power of 3D printers, we are able to create
emotions and subtle facial performances never before seen in
stop-motion animation. It is this technology - combined with the
amazing talents of so many different creative disciplines within
LAIKA - that allow us to tell really complex and enduring
stories.”
A collaborative partner with Stratasys for more than a decade,
LAIKA is continuously evolving the studio’s use of 3D printing to
advance design and performance of stop-motion models. Stratasys
technology helps filmmakers bring unique ideas to life, driving
prototypes and characters to be created, modified, and re-created
with unprecedented speed and detail. The studio currently leverages
nine Stratasys PolyJet-based 3D printing solutions for practically
non-stop, continuous production – including the Stratasys Connex3
and Stratasys J750 full-color, multi-material 3D printers.
These PolyJet-based 3D printing solutions are ideal for the
demanding requirements of animators, with the versatile Stratasys
J750 full-color, multi-material 3D printer allowing users to 3D
print parts in more than 360,000 colors, textures, gradients and
transparencies. These highly intricate creations are produced in a
single print – with minimal-to-no finishing steps, such as
painting, sanding or assembly. 3D printing ensures LAIKA can
develop characters with 24x7 operations across an incredible array
of characteristics for life-like function and look – both quickly
and cost-effectively.
"For more than a decade, the visionaries at LAIKA
have revolutionized the way animated films are made - tapping
into the newest technology innovations and creating the
most memorable theater experiences. The studio
capitalizes on 3D printing for unprecedented design
freedom, streamlined development processes, and creation of the
most unique, custom characters,” said Rich Garrity, President of
Americas, at Stratasys. “LAIKA’s advanced use of our 3D printing
technology is not only breaking new barriers in film-making,
but expanding what's now possible across 3D printing in
general to encourage use across a diverse range of
businesses. We consider LAIKA a valued and collaborative
partner, opening new doors for what our customers
can achieve."
About LAIKA:Fueled by the vision of its owner, Nike
co-founder former Chairman Philip H. Knight, and its President and
CEO Travis Knight, feature film animation studio LAIKA was founded
in 2005. Located just outside Portland, Oregon, LAIKA was awarded a
Scientific and Technology Oscar® for its innovation in 3D printing
in 2016. Its four films, Kubo and the Two Strings (2016); The
Boxtrolls (2014); ParaNorman (2012); and Coraline (2009) were all
nominated for Oscars® and PGA Awards as Outstanding Animated Film.
Kubo, which marked the directorial debut of Travis Knight, also
received an Oscar® nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects. Kubo
won this year’s BAFTA Award as well as three Annie Awards, the
National Board of Review and 19 regional and critics’ group awards.
The Boxtrolls also earned Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe Award
nominations and 13 Annie Award nominations, more than any other
film that year. ParaNorman garnered BAFTA, Critics’ Choice and
GLAAD Media Award nominations and won two Annie Awards and was
cited as the year’s best animated film by 14 critics’ groups.
Coraline earned Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Critics’ Choice
nominations, and was named one of the year’s 10 Best Films by the
American Film Institute (AFI). For more information, visit: LAIKA
studios on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.
About StratasysStratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) is a global
leader in applied additive technology solutions for industries
including Aerospace, Automotive, Healthcare, Consumer Products and
Education. For nearly 30 years, a deep and ongoing focus on
customers’ business requirements has fueled purposeful
innovations—1,200 granted and pending additive technology patents
to date—that create new value across product lifecycle processes,
from design prototypes to manufacturing tools and final production
parts. The Stratasys 3D printing ecosystem of solutions and
expertise—advanced materials; software with voxel level control;
precise, repeatable and reliable FDM and PolyJet 3D printers;
application-based expert services; on-demand parts and
industry-defining partnerships—works to ensure seamless integration
into each customer’s evolving workflow. Fulfilling the
real-world potential of additive, Stratasys delivers breakthrough
industry-specific applications that accelerate business processes,
optimize value chains and drive business performance improvements
for thousands of future-ready leaders around the world.Corporate
Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rehovot,
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