Adam Savage Behind the Scenes at LAIKA Studios!

Adam Savage visits the puppets department of @LAIKAStudios to meet the characters of their new film Wildwood. Oliver Jones, Head of Character and Practical Effects, introduces Adam to the range of stop-motion puppets created for the film to give us a close look at the intricate design, fabrication, and engineering that goes into each of these incredible puppets. Wildwood is in theaters now and tickets are available at: https://wildwoodmovie.com/ Adam Savage Tours the LAIKA Studios Model Shop: https://youtu.be/joYBiW9K07s Shot by Joey Fameli and Josh Self Edited by Joey Fameli Music by Jinglepunks Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testedcom Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA/join Tested and Adam Savage Ts, stickers, (de) merit badges and more: https://adamsavage.com/ About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about Meet Adam in Person: https://www.tested.com/events Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testedcom/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/testedcom TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@testedcom Amazon Storefront: http://www.amazon.com/shop/adamsavagestested Audio Described and Accessible Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtitKU0CAeiQLgj4PZ9onSW6YXIz5ADR 00:00 - Smallest Armature 00:18 - Inside LAIKA's Puppet Department 01:10 - Puppet Scale 02:02 - Costume Fabrication & Micro-Engineering 05:29 - Prue & Small Puppet Challenges 06:41 - Traditional Wire Hands vs. Puppet Wear 08:09 - Inside Prue's Digital & Physical Armature 09:49 - Puppet Hospital 11:13 - Spring Steel Armature Hands 13:01 - Investment Casting & Hand Paddles 15:00 - Septima: LAIKA’s Smallest Animatable Armature 18:06 - Silicon Fur Fabrication & VFX Collaboration 21:31 - External Rigging 23:03 - Mechanical Chest Rigs 24:02 - Engineering Animatable Muscles 26:09 - R&D Bird Armature & The Scale of LAIKA 27:15 - Final Thoughts Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching! #laika #wildwood #stopmotion