animation

With $100 And A Lot Of Moxie, She's Made Her Mark In Animation

9:30am February 13, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Using birthday money and some donations, 19-year-old Jubilanté Cutting started a nonprofit to get animation training for young people in Guyana. Her efforts have won her an 'Innovation Award.'

Germ History: From Measles To Syphilis, How We Created The Golden Age Of Germs

10:07am February 09, 2017

Ten thousand years ago, many of our deadly human diseases didn't exist. What happened?

Kubo is swept up by origami wings in the new film, Kubo and the Two Strings, an action-adventure, stop-motion animation by Laika studios.

Arts

A Samurai's Son Makes Stop-Motion Magic With Music And Origami

5:19pm August 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

Kubo and the Two Strings is a sprawling new fantasy film from Laika animation studios. Filmmaker Travis Knight says it's all about merging brand new technology with age-old art and craft.

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Wong's style focused more on evoking emotion than capturing a photographic reproduction of nature.

Arts

The Chinese 'Paper Son' Who Inspired The Look Of Disney's 'Bambi'

10:25am March 30, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Tyrus Wong's expressive paintings caught Walt Disney's eye and became the visual guide for Bambi. Born in China, Wong — now 104 — used forged papers to enter the U.S. under the Chinese Exclusion Act.