Editing Claymation (section)

==Production==
Producing a [[stop-motion animation]] using clay is extremely laborious. Normal film runs at 24 frames per second (frame/s). With the standard practice of "doubles" or "twos" (double-framing, exposing two frames for each shot), 12 changes are usually made for one second of film movement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2018/08/13/animation-stop-motion/|title=Animation Techniques: Stop-Motion|first=Julie|last=Matlin|date=August 13, 2018|access-date=October 13, 2018|archive-date=October 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014053025/https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2018/08/13/animation-stop-motion/|url-status=live}}</ref>  Shooting a 30-minute movie would therefore require making approximately 21,600 stops to change the figures for the frames; a full-length (90-minute) movie, 64,800—and possibly many more if some parts were shot with "singles" or "ones" (one frame exposed for each shot).

The object must not be altered by accident, slight smudges, dirt, hair, or dust.  Feature-length productions have generally switched from clay to rubber silicone and resin cast components: [[Will Vinton]] has dubbed one foam-rubber process "Foamation".  Nevertheless, clay remains a viable animation material where a particular aesthetic is desired.