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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A filming technique used in animation, in which the camera is stopped after filming each frame or every few frames so as to allow objects within the scene, such as clay figures or paper cutouts, to be adjusted for the following frame.
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- noun Alternative form of
stop-motion .
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john commented on the word stop motion
"Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is a general term for an animation technique which makes a physically manipulated object appear to move. The object is moved by extremely small amounts between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames are played as a continuous sequence."
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January 22, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word stop motion
Gumby!
Legos!
January 22, 2008
reesetee commented on the word stop motion
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Frosty the Snowman!
January 23, 2008