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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Other scenes will incorporate puppetry or stop-motion animation, all within the same frame, adding to that fantastical atmosphere.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 28 July 2025
Travis Knight, who previously helmed the stop-motion adventure Kubo and the Two Strings and the Transformers spinoff Bumblebee, is directing the project.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 July 2025
From the proteges of Guillermo del Toro, this stop-motion fantasy — about a little girl in 19th-century Mexico, whose make-believe stories connect to another world — is a labor of love by nature.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
In the latter, stop-motion was used in the script to reveal the fate of Deetz family patriarch Charles Deetz, which also includes a cameo appearance by Burton.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 28 July 2025
Travis Knight, who previously helmed the stop-motion adventure Kubo and the Two Strings and the Transformers spinoff Bumblebee, is directing the project.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 July 2025
From the proteges of Guillermo del Toro, this stop-motion fantasy — about a little girl in 19th-century Mexico, whose make-believe stories connect to another world — is a labor of love by nature.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
In the latter, stop-motion was used in the script to reveal the fate of Deetz family patriarch Charles Deetz, which also includes a cameo appearance by Burton.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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“Stop-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop-motion. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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