Film Language Tag: stop motion

An animation technique of taking a still photo of the object, moving it, and taking another photo. When played back, the viewer gets the illusion that the object is moving. This can be done with different objects such as clay puppets, wooden puppets, paper cutouts, and other objects. Morr, Meroz. Animation for Beginners: Getting Started with Animation Filmmaking, 2nd ed. Bloop Animation Studios: 2021. With acknowledgments to Bowdoin College and University of Rochester students Chris Brown, Lizzie Budde, Ian Garton, Allison Kuck, and Sam Li.


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