stop motion
/stop motjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase "stop motion" is used in Spanish as stop motion.
This refers to an animation technique where objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames. In Spanish, stop motion is treated as a masculine noun phrase (el stop motion).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
While the English loanword stop motion is common in formal Spanish film and animation contexts, you can also use the descriptive formal alternatives animación cuadro a cuadro or animación fotograma a fotograma. The latter is specifically used to describe the technique as frame-by-frame animation.
Did you know?
- While stop motion is an English loanword, the term animación shares a root with the English word 'animal', both coming from the Latin word for 'soul' or 'breath'.
- In Spanish, the word fotograma used in animación fotograma a fotograma comes from the Greek word for 'light' and 'to write', describing the image as being written by light.
- In Spanish, the word cuadro used in animación cuadro a cuadro is also the standard word for a 'square' in geometry.
Examples in context
- Usé animación cuadro a cuadro para crear mi cortometraje.I used stop motion to create my short film.
- Esa película de stop motion es increíble.That stop motion movie is incredible.
- Aprendí las técnicas de stop motion en la escuela.I learned stop motion techniques in school.
- El stop motion requiere mucha paciencia.Stop motion requires a lot of patience.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are talking about a short film.
- DanielMira este video, es stop motion.Look at this video, it is stop motion.
- LucíaSe ve increíble, Lucía lo ama.It looks incredible, Lucía loves it.
- DanielLleva mucho tiempo hacer stop motion.It takes a long time to do stop motion.
- LucíaSí, pero el resultado vale la pena.Yes, but the result is worth it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
