stop-motion en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence.
Jan Švankmajer’s stop-motion looks angry, rough, and primal; Henry Selick’s is so polished and smooth that it resembles CGI.
2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club:
- (countable) A device used for automatically stopping a machine or engine when a fault or error is detected.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stop motion | alternative | lexicographic | |
| stop-motions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
de Stop-Motion-Technik (animation technique) · fi animointi kuvaamalla ruutu ruudulta (animation technique) · pt quadro por quadro (animation technique) · fi pysäytyskuva-animointi (animation technique) · de Stop-Motion-Verfahren (animation technique) · ja 齣撮り (animation technique) · fi stop motion (animation technique) · ja ストップモーション (animation technique) · es animación en volumen (animation technique) · fr animation en volume (animation technique) · es animación de fotograma/cuadro a/por fotograma/cuadro (animation technique) · ko 스톱 모션 (animation technique) · ar إِيقَاف الْحَرَكَة (animation technique)