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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During preproduction on Jurassic Park, the stop-motion artist Phil Tippett was working to create animatronic dinosaurs—and then a visual-effects demo helped convince Steven Spielberg that CGI was ready to handle the assignment.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
This is the only stop-motion feature film in the official competition.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
The stop-motion animation seems to have influenced Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs.
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—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Lombardi's most recent yarn makeup was inspired by Coraline, the 2009 stop-motion film by Henry Selick.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
This is the only stop-motion feature film in the official competition.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
The stop-motion animation seems to have influenced Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox and Isle of Dogs.
25.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Lombardi's most recent yarn makeup was inspired by Coraline, the 2009 stop-motion film by Henry Selick.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 3 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.
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