However, for most contemporary viewers, stop-motion is synonymous with animated films that use puppets, clay (also called claymation), paper cuts or even other physical objects to tell a story.

Stop-motion animation is the painstaking art of bringing inanimate objects to life – one frame at a time. In this magical, patience-testing medium, filmmakers move physical models or puppets in ...

Swamp Jawn explained how the Rankin Bass characters from "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer" were outsourced to a studio in Japan ...

Stop motion animator and maker/hacker [James Wilkinson] is working on a project involving a real-world furry cat character called Billy Whiskers and decided that Billy’s lips would be moved one ...

The skeleton in "Kubo and the Two Strings" was an over 15-foot-tall puppet. It was created by Laika, a stop-motion animation house. You can watch an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of how ...

This clawed creature became the heaviest stop-motion puppet Tippett Studio has ever built, even requiring a special harness to prevent damage. Also featured is Legacy Effects' puppetry work for ...

"I’ve learned limitations and enjoy finding ways to push those boundaries and work with them creatively," says Kristina Dufková. "What initially felt limiting compared to drawn animation became ...