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CG can do anything, but it can't do everything well. What it naturally can do is special effects. But using stop-motion comes from our desire to do handmade stuff. There are always going to be kids who get out whatever it might be - clay, bits of wire, Barbie dolls, Legos. They want to tell little stories.
Henry Selick

Meaning of "stop-motion" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STOP-MOTION

stop-motion play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOP-MOTION

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Stop-Motion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STOP-MOTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stop motion

Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Dolls with movable joints or clay figures are often used in stop motion for their ease of repositioning. Stop motion animation using plasticine is called clay animation or "clay-mation". Not all stop motion requires figures or models; many stop motion films can involve using humans, household appliances and other things for comedic effect. Stop motion using objects is sometimes referred to as object animation.

Definition of stop-motion in the English dictionary

The definition of stop-motion in the dictionary is a technique used in animation and photography in which a subject is filmed then adjusted a frame at a time.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOP-MOTION

stop sign
stop the show
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stop time
stop-and-go
stop-and-start
stop-frame
stop-go
stop-loss
stop-loss order
stop-off
stop-off point
stop-start
stop-work
stopbank
stopcock
stope
stoper
Stopes
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WORDS THAT END LIKE STOP-MOTION

accreditation
body lotion
commotion
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devotion
emotion
harmonic motion
in motion
locomotion
lotion
love potion
motion
Newton´s laws of motion
notion
potion
promotion
sales promotion
self-promotion
slow motion
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suntan lotion

Synonyms and antonyms of stop-motion in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stop-motion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOP-MOTION

Find out the translation of stop-motion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stop-motion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stop-motion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

停止运动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stop-motion
570 millions of speakers

English

stop-motion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोक गति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توقف الحركة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стоп- движение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stop-motion
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গতি থামাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stop-motion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menghentikan gerakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stop-Motion-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ストップモーションを
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정지 모션 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stop-motion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stop-motion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயக்கம் நிறுத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॉप मोशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hareketi durdurun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stop-motion
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stop-motion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стоп - рух
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stop- motion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stop-motion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stop -motion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stop -motion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stop -motion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stop-motion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOP-MOTION»

The term «stop-motion» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.066 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stop-motion

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6 QUOTES WITH «STOP-MOTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stop-motion.
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Tim Burton
I started to do stop-motion when I was a kid. You take a Super 8 and make some models, and move, click, move, click. All that. I love all forms of animation, but there is something unique and special to stop-motion: it's more real and the set is lit like a set. But I think it's also a kind of lonely and dark thing to want to do.
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Eric Darnell
I loved to watch cartoons and even made little stop-motion films in the backyard. At the time, I never really thought that it was something you could do for a living; it never actually hit me that people do that sort of thing or I would be capable of it.
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Geoffrey S. Fletcher
My brothers were the ones who taught me about mythology and storytelling, and showed me how to do stop-motion animation.
4
Jonathan Nolan
My earliest memories are making little Super 8 films - or watching my brother make stop-motion space spectaculars.
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Henry Selick
CG can do anything, but it can't do everything well. What it naturally can do is special effects. But using stop-motion comes from our desire to do handmade stuff. There are always going to be kids who get out whatever it might be - clay, bits of wire, Barbie dolls, Legos. They want to tell little stories.
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Henry Selick
What stop-motion does best is present real objects magically brought to life in a very imperfect situation; the hand of the artist is there, the electricity of someone touching, massaging and torturing themselves to get life out of an inanimate object.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOP-MOTION»

Discover the use of stop-motion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stop-motion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation
A step-by-step introduction to the craft skills of model animation covers story development, model making, creating sets and props, the mechanics of movement, filming, and post production.
Susannah Shaw, 2008
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Animating with Stop Motion Pro
Animating with Stop Motion Pro is comprehensive, hands-on guide to achieving professional results with Stop Motion Pro 7.0 software.
Mark Sawicki, 2012
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Stop-Motion Armature Machining: A Construction Manual
This work, with over 200 photographs and illustrations, demonstrates the construction of armatures for film industry stop-motion puppets and the technical aspects of how to machine metal into the desired shape.
Tom Brierton, 2002
4
The Flash: Stop Motion
The fastest man alive, Wally West, the Flash, confronts a dangerous scientific experiment that is killing people in Keystone City, a creature that can move even faster than the Flash and whose actions could have profound repercussions far ...
Mark Schultz, 2004
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Basics Animation 04: Stop-motion
Students will learn to use and exploit the particular types of movement, characters and stories that characterise stop-motion. The book is packed with tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your own stop-motion films.
Barry Purves, 2010
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Stop Motion: Passion, Process and Performance
Award-winning animator Barry Purves offers his unique perspective on the creativity behind stop motion animation through his frank and incisive conversations with experts from all the different areas of the process.
Barry Purves, 2008
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The Art of Stop-Motion Animation
That's where CG works as sort of a bridge technique; it has the appearance of stop-motion with the control factor of 2D. It's really an extension of traditional stop- motion, with the ability to do things that stop-motion can't do as easily in terms of ...
Ken A. Priebe, 2006
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Stop-motion puppet sculpting: a manual of foam injection, ...
This work explains research and design of puppets, and details the fabrication of stop-motion puppets around a metal armature skeleton using the build up and foam injection processes.
Tom Brierton, 2004
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A century of stop motion animation: from Méliès to Aardman
Examines the history of this film genre, from its origins in feature animation in the 1890s through the present day, with insight on the techniques used throughout the years, developments in technology, stills, photos, sketches, storyboards ...
Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton, 2008
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Stop-motion filming and performance: a guide to cameras, ...
Just as important as puppet mechanics are lighting, filters, lenses, camera angle and placement, and dramatic pose and movement. This manual is a complete guide to the aesthetics of stop-motion animation.
Tom Brierton, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOP-MOTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stop-motion is used in the context of the following news items.
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This stunning stop-motion film reminds us why we love the 24 Hours …
Audi's five-year winning streak may have come to an end in this year's 24 Hour of Le Mans, but the team still found beauty in the twice-around-the-clock ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
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Hilarious stop-motion video of two guys karate fighting on the ground
Only it's been remixed with hilarity and ridiculousness as the two dudes karate fight on the ground in an epic stop-motion video that makes it look like a 2D video ... «Gizmodo, Jun 15»
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Step aside kid, and watch an awesome stop-motion Transformers …
The kinetics of the stop-motion robot-on-robot violence arguably improves on both the classic cartoon and Bay's unrestrained pixel-fests. Transformers ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Apr 15»
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This 15-Minute Stop-Motion Transformers Film Might Be Better Than …
For the rest of us, there's this short movie by YouTube filmmaker Harris Loureiro, who uses stop-motion, some friends' action figures, and a lot of patience to ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 15»
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Crayola's Easy Stop-Motion Animator Will Inspire Young Ray …
Is there still a place for traditional stop-motion animation techniques now that most films jut rely on computer graphics? As long as 3D animation software takes ... «Gizmodo, Feb 15»
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Animator uses a Nintendo Powerglove to streamline his stop-motion
The Nintendo Power Glove may have failed as a game controller, but animator Dillon Markey has given it a new lease on life. With a few modifications and ... «Digital Trends, Jan 15»
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Fantastic stop-motion film turns common objects into delicious …
The latest stop motion animation by awesome artist PES is entitled Submarine Sandwich. It's an endlessly creative take on the classic deli sub sandwich (or hero ... «Gizmodo, Dec 14»
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This amazing stop-motion video features over 10000 hex nuts being …
That's why we felt the need to share this incredibly cool video from Propadata Films that abandons special effects in favor of stop-motion. Using over 10,000 hex ... «BGR, Dec 14»
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This beautiful stop-motion game is made of cardboard, clay, and …
In 2008, Anders Gustafsson and Erik Zaring decided to collaborate on a weird new idea: a video game built using real world materials and stop-motion ... «The Verge, Nov 14»
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NBC Plans Stop-Motion Animated 'Elf' TV Special
NBC has set Jim Parsons to voice Santa's not-so-little helper in Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas, a stop-motion animated holiday special set to air next month. «/FILM, Oct 14»

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