Claymation

[kley-mey-shuhn]

Trademark.

1. a stop-motion animation process using clay or Plasticine figures that are moved incrementally to create a lifelike look when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence.

claymation

/ ˌkleɪˈmeɪʃən /

noun

1. the techniques of animation applied to clay models

Word History and Origins

Origin of Claymation¹

1975–80; clay ( def. ) + (ani)mation ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Claymation¹

C20: from _clay + ( _ani ) _mation

Example Sentences

A short ghost story about a boy with a clockwork heart buried under the Skull Tree is told via Burton claymation, in black-and-white, in the spirit of “Frankenweenie.”

From Los Angeles Times

At one point, when dimension-palooza hurtles our tiny blue posse into different animation modes — claymation, pencil drawings, 8-bit video graphics — there’s a whiff of the delightful, meta-zany chaos of classic cartoons.

From Los Angeles Times

Fans of delightfully weird claymation are spoiled with this year’s animated short category, from the sweets-filled fantasy of “Magic Candies” to the feral survival story of “Wander to Wonder.”

From Salon

"I guess it's just the magic of claymation, as he's so emotive but he doesn't speak at all," she said.

From BBC

Though Christmas carols and Claymation specials have for some reason neglected the heist of St. Nick’s dead body, the details of that theft actually can tell us a lot about mythmaking and the power of stories, however bizarre, to shape reality.

From Slate