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 result is a gorgeous stop-motion rendering of the source material, which follows an 11-year-old girl named Coraline who moves with her family into a new house that contains a portal to an alternate universe.
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Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
With exquisite attention to detail, FAMILY PORTRAIT expertly uses stop-motion’s surreal nature to reveal the discord that arises from the collision of each family member’s coping methods.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Peacock In the Know: A stop-motion animation series made for adults, In the Know was a political satire developed by Zach Woods and was canceled after one season.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 May 2025
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.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
With exquisite attention to detail, FAMILY PORTRAIT expertly uses stop-motion’s surreal nature to reveal the discord that arises from the collision of each family member’s coping methods.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Peacock In the Know: A stop-motion animation series made for adults, In the Know was a political satire developed by Zach Woods and was canceled after one season.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 May 2025
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.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Stop-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop-motion. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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