This behind-the-scenes short played at the end of the 15th-anniversary re-release of 'Coraline (2009)'. It features several people involved with recreating the Coraline puppet for an updated promotional animation detailing what went into that process, providing insight into the different crafts involved with its construction and highlighting the technological advancements that have occurred in the years since the original puppets were made. It's formatted as a roundtable discussion interspersed with b-roll footage of whatever's being spoken about. Although it is interesting enough to hold your attention if you're at all concerned with how movies are made, it doesn't seem to get as detailed as it could have. You can tell it's been edited down from a much longer, perhaps deeper conversation. I would have personally liked more insight into each aspect of the process, and potentially would've preferred a focus on puppet creation rather than puppet re-creation (as in a focus on how Laika makes its puppets in general, rather than how they've improved that process over time). If you know nothing about making puppets, perhaps you'll be a tiny bit out of your depth. Similarly, if you have no interest in making puppets, you may not be all that intrigued by the featurette. However, I do appreciate the peek behind the curtain at one of cinema's leading stopmotion studios, as well as an insight - however limited - into the development of such an iconic character. In some ways, it highlights just how impressive Laika's animation has always been, how boundary pushing it is even in the studio's least kinetically and aesthetically ambitious effort. Although this isn't the best behind-the-scenes material I've seen, and it does feel a little underwhelming considering its essentially the little treat that comes packaged with the 15th-anniversary re-release, it's still an enjoyable and interesting effort.
