Episode 379 - Jeff Stringer - Director of Production Technology, Laika

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There’s a surprising amount of tech in Laika’s movies. The Portland, Oregon-based studio still makes use of its intricate hand-crafted stop-motion techniques, but it's increasingly augmenting them with CG elements, 3D printing, and even virtual production. Jeff Stringer, Laika’s director of production technology, reveals the advantages of combining the physical and the digital.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeff also talks about his career in the entertainment industry, from his early days in theater projections to software sales, Atari arcade games,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Starship Troopers</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and Digital Domain, all the way up to how he got started at Laika. He gives some amazing insight into how a successful studio is built and run, and reveals how Laika is pushing its pipeline forward again with</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Wildwood</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, its next production.</span></p>