There was a solid period in the early 2010s where it seemed as though hand-animated movies were a thing of the past, with Disney abandoning hand-drawn animation after “The Princess and the Frog” and Pixar and Dreamworks in a sort of arms race to make better and better-looking CG animated movies (with Blue Sky and Illumination not far behind).Now, it looks like things might be swinging back somewhat, with companies Aardman Animations, Cartoon Saloon, Studio Ghibli (all of Hayao Miyazaki’s movies) holding fast against the trend towards digital animation.Continue reading ‘Missing Link’ Trailer: Laika Studios Delivers More Handmade Goodness at The Playlist.
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