Travis Knight’s Wildwood is making a stronger argument for human-made animation than any speech about AI could.
That final battle runs 12 minutes, contains over 400 shots, and was so demanding that LAIKA brought in Wētā FX to help.
Yet Knight openly rejects generative AI replacing artists.
He’s willing to use incredibly sophisticated technology to push animation further. He just wants the creative decisions to remain in human hands.
That’s the distinction worth defending in Hollywood right now.
Travis Knight says the final battle in ‘WILDWOOD’ combines stop-motion, hand-drawn, and CG animation.
“It required us to use every single technique and technology that we’ve developed... but in the end, we want people to be enveloped in the emotion of the story.”