{"id":2557,"date":"2019-06-14T00:58:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T07:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2019-06-14T00:58:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T07:58:38","slug":"thanks-to-laika-for-showing-off-all-things-missing-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?p=2557","title":{"rendered":"Thanks to LAIKA for showing off all things Missing Link!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just wanted to drop an open thank you to Michael Cordova and Jesselee Kahaloa for taking the time out to show off the team&#8217;s work from <em>Missing Link.<\/em>  Five films in, the LAIKA pipeline is a well oiled machine, and it was great to get an inside look at every piece of the puzzle &#8211; especially the epic and difficult Loch Ness shot.  <br>I have to say, this could have been the best Q&amp;A I&#8217;ve witnessed while running the user group &#8211; well done, all!<br>OMSI continues to be a big supporter of SIGGRAPH and the local animation scene, and it was fantastic (as always) to catch this on the Empirical screen.<br>And a final thanks to my new favorite intimate venue, the back room over at The Toffee Club on Hawthorne.  What a great vibe!  We&#8217;ll be back.<br>Beautiful work, LAIKA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4616\" height=\"3464\" data-attachment-id=\"2558\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.vfxpdx.com\/?attachment_id=2558\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcordova-2.jpg?fit=4616%2C3464\" data-orig-size=\"4616,3464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-GH4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1559938073&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0769230769231&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mcordova-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcordova-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcordova-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcordova-2.jpg?w=4616 4616w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcordova-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcordova-2.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcordova-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcordova-2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vfxpdx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mcordova-2.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Michael Cordova preps for the presentation at The Toffee Club after the screening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just wanted to drop an open thank you to Michael Cordova and Jesselee Kahaloa for taking the time out to show off the team&#8217;s work from Missing Link. 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