A Bowling Ball Was Integral to Making Kubo's Gorgeous Stop-Motion Animation

2,093 views · Published 7 November 2016 · 1:31 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: io9 · 2016 · Entertainment

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In this exclusive clip from the Kubo and the Two Strings
Blu-ray, watch how the animator at LAIKA used a bowling ball to create a huge puppet to create the stop motion film which hits Blu-ray on November 22.

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