stop-motion
noun
stop-mo·tion
ˈstäp-ˈmō-shən 
often attributive
: a filming technique in which successive positions of objects (such as clay models) are photographed to produce the appearance of movement
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The Australian stop-motion Memoir of a Snail features characters voiced by Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Eric Bana.
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Sharareh Drury, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Gardiner and Vinton went on to create several successful ad campaigns, including the California Raisins, and Vinton’s production company, Will Vinton Studios, would eventually become the stop-motion powerhouse Laika Studios.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Half-prank, half-pastiche and 100% punk rock, the film’s mishmash aesthetics are due to the many artists who volunteered to build out Drew’s gender-bending Gotham City by any means necessary, from animation to stop-motion to miniatures.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Prieto made sketches to figure out the technique, and then used it to create a short stop-motion film.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sharareh Drury, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Gardiner and Vinton went on to create several successful ad campaigns, including the California Raisins, and Vinton’s production company, Will Vinton Studios, would eventually become the stop-motion powerhouse Laika Studios.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Half-prank, half-pastiche and 100% punk rock, the film’s mishmash aesthetics are due to the many artists who volunteered to build out Drew’s gender-bending Gotham City by any means necessary, from animation to stop-motion to miniatures.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Prieto made sketches to figure out the technique, and then used it to create a short stop-motion film.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stop-motion
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“Stop-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop-motion. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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