Travis Knight
Film director · 2 films (2018)
Travis Knight is a director whose work here centres on Bumblebee (2018), across adventure and action. The work runs wide — 42% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 129 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Travis Andrew Knight is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, including directing the company's films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and the upcoming Wildwood (2025).
Born 13 September 1973 · Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
Directing style
Knight’s visual style relies heavily on vast exterior wide shots framed at eye level, balancing deep and shallow depths of field to isolate characters against expansive backdrops. His lighting is defined by natural and elemental sources, frequently utilizing the sun, moonlight, and firelight during night and golden hour setups to evoke tense, ominous, or lonely moods. The color design contrasts cool, desaturated tones and deep shadow blacks with a warm, fiery palette of rich ambers, burnt oranges, and dusty terracottas.
Films directed by Travis Knight
About Travis Knight
When was Travis Knight born?
Travis Knight was born on 13 September 1973 in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA.
What films has Travis Knight directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: Bumblebee (2018) and Kubo and the Two Strings.
Search every frame of Travis Knight’s films
All 129 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Travis Knight — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.