The Boxtrolls: the newest stopmotion film from Laika

Stop motion is some what of a dying art. The article we read on Hullabaloo last week was very similar to this one as both art forms are facing this problem. But Stop motion is even a little more troubled. If you go online you're bound to see tons of 2D cartoons created by people, but how about Stop Motion? I mean sure there's the occasional Lego Stop Motion video or Claymation, but it's not nearly as popular as it was in the past. This is simply because it's seen as the predecessor to CGI Animation or aka it's a thing of the past. But this is simply not true at all. Stop Motion Animation is its own art form and has a unique charm to it that CGI Animation will never be able to match. I mean I'm not trying to sound harsh on CGI at all as I like it just as much, But many studios of today will just stick to CGI because it's what there use to. This is where the studio Laika comes in. They have produced 2 great Stop Motion films in the past years being, Coraline and Paranorman. And now they are coming out with their latest film, The Boxtrolls. This Article is and interview the CEO of Laika and head animator Travis Knight. They ask him questions on how the company has changed in the past years, how The Boxtrolls is diffrent from past movies and how he works in Laika. I thought this Article was very insightful and I'm glad Laika is keeping Stop motion alive.