Stop Motion Definition

stäpmōzhən
noun
An animation technique in which inanimate figures, as of clay, are shot one frame at a time: the figures are moved slightly between frames, resulting in simulated motion when the film is run.
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Alternative form of stop-motion.

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A device used for automatically stopping a machine or engine when a fault or error is detected.

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Other Word Forms of Stop Motion

Noun

Singular:
stop motion
Plural:
stop motions

Stop Motion Sentence Examples

  • Wallace and Gromit are one of the few films to use stop-motion animation and clay figures (claymation).

  • In October 1993, Tim Burton's famous stop-motion animated Nightmare Before Christmas movie was released and has since become a movie fan holiday favorite ever since.

  • The films listed below are either stop motion animation, traditional animation or computer graphic animation.

  • The stop-motion claymation movie was the first of it's kind to be on a feature scale.

  • Another in a succession of films made by the famous illusionist and one of the first films to utilize stop-motion techniques.

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