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Stop-motion photography

Scope note

Motion-picture technique using single-frame exposures to give the illusion of movement to inanimate articulated figures or to animated sequences or to give the illusion of sudden appearance or disappearance of objects or performers from a scene.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000229951

Broader Terms used

chronophotography

Created

13yrs ago

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