{"id":16307,"date":"2018-07-21T22:48:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T02:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=16307"},"modified":"2019-05-13T04:03:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T08:03:06","slug":"16307","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/16307\/","title":{"rendered":"“Laika Live\u201d Comic Con 2018. Full tour photos & video. Missing Link sneak peek."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\" Last year at\u00a0San Diego Comic Con<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0fans of the innovative and successful stop motion studio\u00a0Laika<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, experienced an\u00a0interactive pop-up exhibit located at 520 5th Avenue in\u00a0The Gaslamp\u00a0Quarter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. The exhibit\u00a0and display took those attending on 15-minute tours throughout the day during the convention. You didn\u2019t need a\u00a0Comic Con<\/em>\u00a0ticket as the display was free to everyone who visited\u00a0The Gaslamp\u00a0Quarter<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0San Dieg<\/em>o between July 14th and July 23rd.<\/p>\n

This year Laika<\/em> managed to top their amazing exhibit from last year with “Laika Live<\/strong><\/em><\/a>“. This interactive exhibit featured full sets from The Boxtrolls<\/em><\/strong><\/span> and Kubo and the Two Strings<\/em><\/strong><\/span>, a life sized Coraline<\/em><\/strong><\/span> set where visitors are able to sit in Coraline<\/em><\/span><\/strong>‘s “Other House<\/em>” as well as\u00a0original puppets and art from all of their movies including\u00a0Coraline<\/em><\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0ParaNorman<\/em><\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0The Boxtrolls<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0\u00a0Kubo and the Two Strings<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. As a special sneak peak, an original stop motion puppet and full set from the studio’s upcoming 2019 film “Missing Link<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span>” was featured along with a cool photo op of the ” Missing Link<\/em>” set backdrop and the “Mr. Link<\/em>” character.\u00a0 Visitors for the first time were treated to live demonstrations in the creative process and technologies used in creating\u00a0Laika’s <\/em>beloved films.<\/p>\n

Laika Live<\/em>\u00a0brought the studio to the fans taking them on a 20 minute tour given throughout each day featuring a\u00a0“Puppet Hospital<\/em><\/strong><\/span>” with\u00a0Laika<\/em>\u00a0puppet fabricators\u00a0Nick Smalley-Ramsdale<\/em><\/strong><\/span> and\u00a0<\/span>Austen Weitzel<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0who showed attendees how they create and repair puppets for Laika<\/em>‘s films. There was also a stop motion set and puppets from Kubo and the Two Strings <\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0where animators\u00a0Brad Schiff<\/em><\/strong><\/span> and Gabe Singer<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0demonstrated to attendees how they animated “Kubo<\/em><\/strong><\/span>” for the movie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On one of the days\u00a0I attended knowledgeable and friendly Laika<\/em> tour guide\u00a0Sam<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0shared interesting facts and information about\u00a0Laika<\/em> and the movie making process. He took us on a fun and interesting journey introducing us to the artists above which was really amazing. Henry Selick<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 director, writer and producer even made a surprise visit meeting with fans and signed posters for them too!<\/p>\n

There was also a give away each day as was done last year to win a rare pair of\u00a0Nike<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Laika<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0themed sneakers. Those who attended the experience were treated to ice cream and had the opportunity to buy some cool movie themed merchandise in their store before or after their tour.<\/p>\n

I had so much fun and learned a lot from this new exhibit as I had last year, that I again attended more than once during my time in San Diego. This new\u00a0exhibit\u00a0was one of the main reasons I decided to fly to San Diego.\u00a0 The\u00a0artists and employees at the exhibit were friendly and informative and made the experience extra special.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d\u00a0 like to thank Sean<\/em><\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0Mark <\/strong><\/span><\/em>and\u00a0Maggi<\/strong>e.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/em>My tour guide Sam<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/em>as well as the rest of the Laika <\/em><\/strong>crew at the exhibit were all great.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s one more day you can experience this\u00a0incredible exhibit. Get down to San Diego\u2019s Gaslamp District at\u00a0350 Fifth Avenue\u00a0<\/u>(previously Dick’s Last Resort Restaurant, between J & K Streets)
\nSan Diego, CA 92101\u00a0Sunday morning and have a great time\u00a0\ud83d\ude09\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Check put the full 4K HD video tour of the entire\u00a0Laika Live\u00a0<\/em>here at\u00a0Movie Prop Collectors<\/em><\/a>! (Video originally uploaded July 30th & re-uploaded April 2019 due to YouTube glitch<\/em><\/span>).<\/p>\n