Word info

stop-action

Noun

Meaning

stop-action (uncountable)

A film technique in which still frames depicting successive positions are displayed to create the illusion of movement.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

He accidentally discovered stop-action special effects and presented his creation at the Theatre Robert-Houdin. Source: Internet

However, the first stop-action pictures of a horse's gallop by Eadweard Muybridge showed this to be false, and that the legs are instead gathered together. Source: Internet

From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance — witty and macabre at once. Source: Internet

"Django," perhaps ' most famous composition, is given a stop-action tango treatment here, and his "At the Horse Show" is as graceful as a colt. Source: Internet

Some trailers present only information about the book itself; others might include footage of an author sharing behind-the-scenes tidbits, or stop-action montages, or images and music that evoke a feeling rather than tell a story. Source: Internet

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