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stop-frame

adjective

  1. films of or relating to animated films involving models, puppets, etc, in which each frame is photographed individually

    stop-frame photography

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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People wondered whether stop-frame animation with clay would even stand up to scrutiny on the big screen.

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Each episode of the 'stop-frame animated' twice-BAFTA nominated show took a month to create - but since 2008, Fireman Sam has been made with CGI graphics in Mattel's HQ in Vancouver in Canada.

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Forbes was captivated by visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen's stop-frame monsters in the movie from 1963, including its army of sinister skeletons that burst up from the ground armed with swords and shields.

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The stop-frame animation is shortlisted in the preschool animation category alongside Hey Duggee, Lily's Driftwood Bay and Channel Five's Peppa Pig.

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It uses stop-frame animation rather than hand puppets or people dressed in suits and is unashamedly educational.

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