LAIKA’s VFX department is a diverse team of talented artists focusing on creating high end CG elements that seamlessly integrates into our stop motion world. Our end-to-end VFX pipeline focuses on providing innovative solutions to support and lift our stories, while collaborating with our stop motion teams to create enduring films with state of the art VFX technology.
Our VFX department is comprised of industry veterans and talented artists just starting off in their careers, enabling us to infuse unique perspectives and experiences in our approach to LAIKA storytelling. This team includes, but is not limited to the following artists:
- CG Asset Development: Modeling, Look Dev, Rigging
- Layout: Previs, Survey, Matchmove, Scanning
- CG Lighting & Effects
- Compositing & Roto/Paint
- Production Management
If you are interested in future VFX opportunities with our team of artists and innovators, please submit an application and a member of our recruiting team will be in touch.
Please review our EMPLOYMENT DISCLAIMER and MATERIALS SUBMISSION AGREEMENT.
What We Do
LAIKA was founded in 2005 in Oregon and is guided by the vision of its President & CEO Travis Knight. Located just outside Portland, Oregon, LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar® for its innovation in 3D printing in 2016. Its five films - Missing Link (2019); Kubo and the Two Strings (2016); The Boxtrolls (2014); ParaNorman (2012), and Coraline (2009) - were all nominated for Oscars® and PGA Awards as Outstanding Animated Film. Missing Link was the first LAIKA film to win the Golden Globe® for Best Animated Feature and was awarded two Visual Effects Society (VES) awards for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature and Outstanding Animated Character, and received seven Annie Award nominations. Kubo received a second Oscar® nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects and won the BAFTA Award, as well as three Annie Awards, the National Board of Review's Best Animated Feature citation, and 19 regional and critics’ group awards. The Boxtrolls earned Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe Award nominations and 13 Annie Award nominations, more than any other film that year. ParaNorman garnered BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, and GLAAD Media Award nominations, won two Annie Awards, and was cited as the year’s best animated film by 14 critics’ groups. Coraline earned Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Critics’ Choice nominations and was named one of the year’s 10 Best Films by the American Film Institute (AFI). For more information, visit http://www.LAIKA.com.
