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 occasionally unsettling beauty of The Midnight Walk’s handmade characters and landscapes is magnificently effective because of stirring yet creepy stop-motion animation.
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The New York Times, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Upcoming, he’ll be seen in Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, a Netflix flick marking his third collaboration with the filmmaker on the heels of his stop-motion Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and Pacific Rim.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Which does come as a surprise, since director Camp’s previous feature was 2022’s Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, an adorable live-action and stop-motion hybrid with an effervescent sensibility not dissimilar to the first Lilo & Stitch.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
What was your daily routine like working in ILM's new Northern California home while shooting the Battle of Hoth's stop-motion scenes?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 May 2025
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The New York Times, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Upcoming, he’ll be seen in Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, a Netflix flick marking his third collaboration with the filmmaker on the heels of his stop-motion Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and Pacific Rim.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Which does come as a surprise, since director Camp’s previous feature was 2022’s Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, an adorable live-action and stop-motion hybrid with an effervescent sensibility not dissimilar to the first Lilo & Stitch.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
What was your daily routine like working in ILM's new Northern California home while shooting the Battle of Hoth's stop-motion scenes?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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