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 complexities of South of Midnight’s stop-motion style also meant that the team had to plan carefully to ensure combat was still legible and intuitive despite the game’s lower frame rate presentation.
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Take the Lishman’s Deli sketch, in which Murphy’s Gumby character — the green clay stop-motion figure reimagined as a crabby Borscht Belt has-been — trades insults with a gang of alter kockers played by Crystal, Guest and Short, who reminisce and argue about sandwiches named for celebrities.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Six companies in four countries co-produced the stop-motion short, which won the Grand Jury prize at SXSW last year.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
In the international competition, Australian stop-motion animator Adam Elliot took home the 50,000 Swedish krona ($4,500) prize for his tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Take the Lishman’s Deli sketch, in which Murphy’s Gumby character — the green clay stop-motion figure reimagined as a crabby Borscht Belt has-been — trades insults with a gang of alter kockers played by Crystal, Guest and Short, who reminisce and argue about sandwiches named for celebrities.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Six companies in four countries co-produced the stop-motion short, which won the Grand Jury prize at SXSW last year.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
In the international competition, Australian stop-motion animator Adam Elliot took home the 50,000 Swedish krona ($4,500) prize for his tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Stop-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop-motion. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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