Travis Knight

Travis Knight, lead animator on Coraline, is Head of Animation at LAIKA and sits on the company’s board of directors. He is involved with both the business operations and creative directions of LAIKA, which is active in both CG and stop-motion feature and commercials production.

A lifelong interest in both film and animation brought him to Vinton Studios, the predecessor to LAIKA, in 1998. There, as a stop-motion animator, he was able to work on the acclaimed “claymation” network television series The PJs, which was conceived (and in part voiced) by Eddie Murphy and directed by Mark Gustafson, and Gary & Mike. He earned his CG animation stripes by animating numerous television commercials and promo spots, including the “NFL on Fox” campaign.

In June 2007, Mr. Knight was cited by Animation Magazine as one of 12 “Rising Stars of Animation.”