As part of AWN's Professional Spotlight Series recorded during VIEW 2016, the Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor talks about a decade of filmmaking innovation and advancement at LAIKA.
As part of AWN’s Professional Spotlight series -- a series of exclusive video interviews shot during the VIEW Conference in 2016 -- here is an in-depth discussion with Steve Emerson, visual effects supervisor on LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings.’ In this two-part interview, Emerson talks about the inherent difficulties of stop-motion filmmaking, the challenges his crew faced creating stylized water effects that felt they belonged in Kubo’s world, as well as a decade of technological innovation and growth at the studio. He also shares insights into CEO Travis Knight’s vision for the company’s future.
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
