stop motion

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The breakup of a plate doesn't just stop motion -- it reshapes the planet.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025

“I don’t think stop motion will ever be as big as cel or computers,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Rebecca Atkinson is hoping her stop motion creation, Mixmups, is going to be just that.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

Peele agreed with that sentiment, describing stop motion as a technique that “appeals to something innate, magical and childlike in all of us.”

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022

Operating procedure when a storm hits is to stop motion and wait for the storm to pass.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir