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Stop-Motion Animation

By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com

Definition: Stop-motion animation is animation produced by arranging real objects, taking a picture of them, repositioning the objects minutely, then taking another picture of them to create a sequence of consecutive images that create the illusion of motion. One of the most common forms of stop-motion animation is claymation (think Gumby).
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