Wildwood Director Travis Knight Reveals The Innovations That Made The Epic Stop-Motion Film Possible

A visit to Laika, the animation studio where every detail is made by hand: Birds with 3,000 feathers and more than 100 sets

The Portland studio is releasing a new stop motion film, ‘Wildwood’ that they began conceiving almost 15 years ago. ‘I don’t think technically we could have made it then,’ says the film’s screenwriter

A passion for puppetry: the world according to Wildwood director Travis Knight

The founder of stop-motion studio Laika speaks with Culture Editor-at-large Michael Idato about his childhood watching Ray Harryhausen films and Wildwood's 16-year journey to the screen.

Travis Knight on epic ‘Wildwood’: ‘I knew we were going to be able to pull it off, but I didn’t know how’

Three-time Oscar nominated stop-motion filmmaker reveals 16-year challenge of bringing Laika's latest animated feature to life.

Wildwood Director Travis Knight Reveals The Innovations That Made The Epic Stop-Motion Film Possible

The director of Wildwood tells us about the innovations that allowed the team at Laika to produce the epic new stop-motion animated film.

‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight on Film‘s 16-Year Journey

Travis Knight looks like a man who has returned from battle. In reality, we’re talking many (fictional) battles, scripted and designed and meticulously staged and shot over 16 years. On a scalding afternoon in Beverly Hills, the 53-year-old studio chief and director has flown in from London, where he’s just completed postproduction on Wildwood, which […]