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stop-motion

noun

Definitions

  1. An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one…

    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.

  2. A device used for automatically stopping a machine or engine when a fault or error is…

    A device used for automatically stopping a machine or engine when a fault or error is detected.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stop-motion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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