Global Critical Acclaim
Nominated for an Oscar® and a BAFTA for Best Animated Feature Film, ParaNorman is a comedy thriller.
A Small Town, Zombies & Norman
Norman Babcock is an outcast in his small New England town. When a horde of zombies is unleashed on the populace, Norman learns he must use his paranormal powers to make things right again. That’s not an easy task when you’re only eleven. And you’ve just been grounded.
Normal: At 24 Frames Per Second
ParaNorman was the first stop-motion movie to utilize a 3D Color Printer to create replacement faces for its puppets.
A Norman Childhood
In total, 60 puppet-makers created 61 characters; there were 178 individual puppets made.
Coraline: A Handmade Fairy Tale
Coraline (2009) was the first stop-motion feature to be conceived and photographed in stereoscopic 3D. Written and directed by Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach).
Based On A Novel By Neil Gaiman
The story of Coraline Jones and her adventure in the Other World is one that has crossed many avenues of storytelling – father to daughter, pen to paper, book to movie, studio set to 3D screen.
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Coraline entered pre-production in 2005. Art direction and storyboarding came first and storyboard supervisor Chris Butler oversaw the illustrators, visualizing every scene and character.
Bo's Mustache
Moongirl: A CG Short Film
Moongirl (2005) is a fable that re-imagines lunar mythology. An animation festival regular, the film has captured a number of prestigious awards and honors.
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Featured Artist
Story
Emanuela Cozzi
Born in Rome, Italy, Emanuela studied architecture and interior design at the Istituto Statale d'Arte in Rome. She began her career in animation with Richard Williams in London, working on The Thief and the Cobbler.
In 1995 Emanuela moved to the United States to join DreamWorks Animation, where she worked as an animator and a story artist for eleven years on such films as The Prince of Egypt, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and Over The Hedge. Emanuella moved to Portland in 2010 to be part of LAIKA's story team on the feature ParaNorman. She is currently working on LAIKA's next feature production.
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