Claymation is a method of animation in which clay figures are filmed using stop-motion photography.
Our next project will be claymation!
Gumby is the first claymation I ever saw. Art Clokey created Gumby in the early 1950s:
Wallace and Gromit is made with claymation:
Animator PES combines clay with everyday objects to make his stop motion animations:
Here are some more:
Smile by Uncle Kracker Claymation
To make a stop motion animation, you need to first prepare your characters, accessories, and background. Then, using a tripod, photograph your animation, moving each object slightly between photos. Here is a tutorial: