stop-motion
noun
stop-mo·tion
ˈstäp-ˈmō-shən 
often attributive
: a filming technique in which successive positions of objects (such as clay models) are photographed to produce the appearance of movement
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The borderline and downright beautiful stop-motion animation in this brand new 2D adventure is immediately striking, as is the sketch-like art direction.
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Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Titled Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, the new entry continues the storybook aesthetic of the earlier games with a very trippy new look that resembles the choppy frames of stop-motion animation.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Best known for its work in stop-motion animation, Laika has scored Oscar nominations for films including Missing Link, Kubo and the Two Strings, The Boxtrolls, ParaNorman, and Coraline.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
This 2022 stop-motion musical fantasy stars Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett and more.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Titled Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, the new entry continues the storybook aesthetic of the earlier games with a very trippy new look that resembles the choppy frames of stop-motion animation.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Best known for its work in stop-motion animation, Laika has scored Oscar nominations for films including Missing Link, Kubo and the Two Strings, The Boxtrolls, ParaNorman, and Coraline.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
This 2022 stop-motion musical fantasy stars Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett and more.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Stop-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop-motion. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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