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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Ricciardia documents his final journey with an acerbic sense of humor, punctuated by Benna’s stop-motion animation.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
Those are all homemade, that kind of stop-motion animation.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Duke Johnson is directing the film that is a hybrid of live-action and stop-motion animation and hails from Starburns Industries.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
This delightful stop-motion comedy from the world of Wallace & Gromit brilliantly tells its story without a word of dialogue.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
Those are all homemade, that kind of stop-motion animation.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Duke Johnson is directing the film that is a hybrid of live-action and stop-motion animation and hails from Starburns Industries.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
This delightful stop-motion comedy from the world of Wallace & Gromit brilliantly tells its story without a word of dialogue.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Stop-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop-motion. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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