How to Use stop-motion in a Sentence

stop-motion

noun
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  • There were a lot of challenges to do that stuff in stop-motion.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The duo also have the stop-motion movie Wildwood set to release in 2025.
    — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
  • For more on what makes the stop-motion movie so special, check out our review.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Released in 2000, the film went on to become the highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Rudolph is on his way to televisions across the U.S. in the form of a 75-minute stop-motion animation film.
    — John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When a stop-motion alien shows up and steals the meteorite, the town is forced to quarantine and go a little cuckoo.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2023
  • Plus, the movie landed at just the right time for stop-motion in 2009, the same year as the equally successful stop-motion film Coraline.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 14 June 2023
  • The beauty of stop-motion is that everything must be made by hand, even more so back in 2006 when the film began its production.
    — Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Tippett also spent decades working on his own film, the stop-motion nightmare Mad God, which finally saw the light of day in 2022.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 16 July 2024
  • Meanwhile, also on the streamer, Dawn of the Nugget is the sequel to 2000’s Chicken Run, still the most successful stop-motion film ever.
    — Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
  • Aardman’s legendary stop-motion franchise is back with a new feature in time for the holidays.
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 16 June 2024
  • Twenty-three years later, the sequel seems like a shoo-in for a nom, boasting Aardman’s trademark mix of British wit and amusing stop-motion work.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Both Feathers and Tweedy may be giants in the stop-motion antagonist world, but who’s the worst and, most importantly, who would win in a fight?
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Booth posted a stop-motion-style video of her and Mock shooting off tubes filled with blue confetti and captioned the post with a simple blue heart emoji.
    — Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Last year the world was blessed with Pokémon Concierge, a beautiful stop-motion Pokémon series made for Netflix that captured hearts across the world.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The bespoke space is custom-made for Passion’s 2D series work as well as its 3D and stop-motion production for shorts and series.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The folk tunes, combined with stop-motion visuals, add a poetic touch to themes such as resilience, heartbreak and growth.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • Rudolph typically spends this month on televisions across the U.S. in the form of a 75-minute stop-motion animation film.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • While Haru might resemble Misty (red hair, Psyduck), the show is a new story in a stop-motion-animation style.
    — Vulture, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Sora is above and beyond any current AI video generators, which feel more like stop-motion reels than true videos.
    — Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
  • In contrast to the stop-motion workplace comedy, the real-world celebrity guests will conduct their sides of the interviews in live-action Space Ghost Coast to Coast style.
    — Vulture, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The live-action hybrid stop-motion film recently picked up the Annie Award for indie feature as well as two other awards.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But stop-motion filmmakers don’t bring the Hollywood flash or glamor.
    — Mike Rogoway | Mrogoway@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Back in New York, a stop-motion animation studio and new Cannon and Sony cameras are among the latest additions to the campus.
    — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The beauty of stop-motion animation is in its handmade production, where the artists’ fingers are present on the characters, sets, and backgrounds.
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The stop-motion effect highlights both stagnation and decay.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
  • The 90-second movie was created using stop-motion techniques, as flat characters, props, and backgrounds were drawn on an easel or made from paper.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2023
  • But McLean said that embracing new technology helped push the emotional range of a stop-motion character to a whole new level.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 June 2024
  • Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion version is the one that won the award at Sunday's ceremony, earning the filmmaker his third career statue.
    — Nick Romano and Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The track comes from The Nightmare Before Christmas, the stop-motion claymation movie that’s become not just a cult classic, but a commercial success story every year.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

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