Welcome
This is the Stop-Motion Wiki — a working handbook for animators, fabricators, and filmmakers who deal with frame-by-frame production. It brings together language, methods, and notes from the shop floor. Some of the material comes from film and VFX traditions, but every entry here is explained from a stop-motion standpoint: what the term means on a puppet stage, how it plays out in miniature, and where it overlaps with larger film pipelines.
The first section we’re building is the Dictionary of Stop-Motion, an A–Z of terms. That’s just the start. More spaces will follow:
- Guides on production methods
- Notes on fabrication and stage rigs
- References for hardware and software pipelines
The goal is simple: to make the language and practice of stop-motion easier to share, easier to learn, and easier to build on.
Contribute
This wiki grows by contribution.
- Email contribute@limnmedia.com to request an account.
- New entries and edits are saved as patches and reviewed before publishing.
Short stubs are welcome. A rough definition or a quick note today can expand into a full reference tomorrow.