In the end, it was a shell game. M&M’s “Just My Shell” commercial from BBDO New York, introducing the new Ms. Brown character, was crowned the winner of YouTube’s 2012 Ad Blitz, in which the site’s users voted for their favorite commercials from Super Bowl XLVI
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M&M’s Ms. Brown takes the crown!
We like mischief it speaks to our inner feline
LAIKA animates the mishievious Milu for Target's launch of Jason Wu's clothing line
LAIKA/house animated Milu the cat for launch of Jason Wu’s new line of clothing at Target….Meow!
LAIKA/house for Oxfam America
Director Gesine Krätzer, Animator Chris Purdin & the 2D team brought the illustrations of Jessica Hische (http://jessicahische.is/awesome ) to life with agency Energy BBDO for Oxfam America –a great partnership for a great cause! Oh, and Scarlett Johansson stars.
Holiday sweater
Can't find your holiday sweater? You can use this one!
Need a holiday sweater for the office party?
How to Make Black Cats and Skeletons
While in the Other World, Coraline encounters a cat that she has only recently met in the Real World. The enigmatic animal has the ability to move between the two worlds –- but only speaks in one.
According to director Henry Selick, the cat is “Coraline’s reluctant guardian angel because –- unlike all of the ‘Other’ characters –- he doesn’t have buttons for eyes. It is in fact the same cat, and it can speak in the Other World. It can travel between worlds at will because there are cat ways in and out of most any place.”
Carving Envy!
2011 Great Pumpkin Ask – Last month, a handful LAIKA artists donated time and creativity to build pumpkins for The Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon fundraiser. Some pumpkins are still available for purchase: http://www.ctfo.org/pumpkin_forsale.asp
LAIKA Participates At North America’s Largest Animation Festival
Coraline continues to receive recognition
Coraline continues to receive recognition
SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2011: At the 2011 Ottawa International Animation Festival, LAIKA presented a broad look behind the scenes of Coraline to hundreds of students from the region at the National Gallery of Canada. As part of the event, the shortMoongirl was screened. LAIKA also sponsored the popular Salon des Refusés, a late-night screening of short films rejected by the Ottawa jury.
In addition, LAIKA/house’s “Holiday Party” competed in the festival’s Promotional Animation category. To read more about the 2011 festival, click here.