Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. a stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
Etymologies
- A blend of clay and animation. Originally registered as a trademark by Will Vinton in 1978, then entered the English language as a genericized trademark. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The work that goes into claymation is mind-boggling and worth spending the money for that alone.”
“Clay figures are often used in stop motion animations, known as claymation, for their ease of repositioning.”
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“This is not "claymation"… There is no clay used on screen in this production… This is called "Stop motion animation".”
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“Hate when people uneducated in the ways of animation that is use "claymation" as a description for all stop-motion.”
First Photos: WWII Claymation Film 'Jackboots on Whitehall' « FirstShowing.net
“Since clay melts in the lights, most "claymation" characters are actually bendable rubber puppets.”
“I guess they didn’t want to run through the hassle of untying him in claymation.”
“The second is "Party Mix," aimed at children ages 6-12 and featuring award-winning shorts such as claymation favorite Nick Park's "Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf & Death.”
“Two emergent artists whose idiosyncracy, skill and vision stand out, sell for prices that are reasonable in comparison to others -- a sumptuous Natalie Djurberg's Venice Biennale "claymation" films is "still cheap" at £14,000, for one of an edition of four.”
“Although it hails from the same Aardman studios that gave the world Wallace and Gromit, this is only a computerised imitation of their "claymation" technique.”
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