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Animation forms & techniques · Specialist

Stop-motion animation

Also called: stop frame

ELI5

Animation made by photographing physical objects in small increments between movements.

Used in conversation

“Let’s test the stop-motion animation in previs before we lock the VFX approach.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Stop-motion animation” in vfx, virtual production & animation conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains image creation that extends beyond straightforward live-action photography.

Connected terms

  • AnimationStop-motion animation is a narrower kind of Animation.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.