Editing Stop motion (section)

{{Short description|Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own}}
{{distinguish|text=[[time lapse]], the combination of still photographs into a fast-moving video}}
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{{For|the EP by Maki Ohguro|Stop Motion (EP)}}
[[File:Claychick.jpg|thumb|A clay model of a chicken, designed to be used in a clay stop motion animation<ref>[http://www.sparetimelabs.com/animato/animato/chicken/chick.html "Case study: Chicken in Clay"] (1997).</ref>]]

'''Stop-motion''' (also known as '''stop frame animation''') is an [[animation|animated]] [[filmmaking]] and [[Special effect|special effects]] technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames is played back. Any kind of object can thus be animated, but [[puppet]]s with movable joints ('''puppet animation''') or clay figures ('''[[claymation]]''') are most commonly used. Puppets, models or clay figures built around an [[Armature (sculpture)|armature]] are used in [[model animation]]. Stop motion with live actors is often referred to as [[pixilation]]. Stop motion of flat materials such as paper, fabrics or photographs is usually called [[cutout animation]].