The skeleton in "Kubo and the Two Strings" was an over 15-foot-tall puppet. It was created by Laika, a stop-motion animation house. You can watch an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of how ...

To that end, Laika has regularly loaned out puppets of the most famous characters of its films to museums and theaters around ...

When the photos are all cut together and played back, the illusion of movement is created. This technique, dating back to the ...