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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In the Short Film Competition, the top Cristal prize went to French director Pierre-Luc Granjon’s The Night Boots, which also won the Audience Award, while U.S. director Michael Granberry’s dark stop-motion work Les Bêtes won the Jury Prize in the section.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 June 2025
For as much as Anderson’s films call for his actors to flatten their delivery, his first foray into stop-motion animation picked up the pace considerably, and Clooney zips right along with his character’s fast-talking schemes.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The stop-motion feature explores the same sense of disavowed disconnect between daily life under Augusto Pinochet and the ghastly deeds carried out by his regime.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 12 June 2025
Those looking to develop their signature style in 2D, 3D, stop-motion animation, digital modeling, rigging and lighting can do so with a nearly 50-person faculty (led by a deep bench of Disney veterans) and access to an impressive number of licenses and software.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 June 2025
For as much as Anderson’s films call for his actors to flatten their delivery, his first foray into stop-motion animation picked up the pace considerably, and Clooney zips right along with his character’s fast-talking schemes.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The stop-motion feature explores the same sense of disavowed disconnect between daily life under Augusto Pinochet and the ghastly deeds carried out by his regime.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 12 June 2025
Those looking to develop their signature style in 2D, 3D, stop-motion animation, digital modeling, rigging and lighting can do so with a nearly 50-person faculty (led by a deep bench of Disney veterans) and access to an impressive number of licenses and software.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
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“Stop-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop-motion. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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