stop motion Archives — Colossal

a still from an ad featuring Zendaya showing her wearing a blue and white outfit and looking into a mirror where she has three reflections

Zendaya Taps into the Creative Process in a Quirky Ad Directed by Spike Jonze

May 18, 2026

a gif from a video by Julia Hernandez of rabbits

A Delightfully Tactile Stop-Motion Music Video Pieces Together 300 Ceramic Tiles

January 26, 2026

A gif from a short animated film depicting a young girl reading a letter at a desk

Hope and Love Prevail During a Terrible Historic Era in the Short Film ‘Father’s Letters’

January 6, 2026

A gif of nine pieces of paper paper being folded seemingly on their own

Tomohiro Okazaki’s ‘Paper Study’ Transforms a Quotidian Material into Mesmerizing Animations

December 1, 2025

a gif of a stop motion figure riding a horse in a film by Swoon

A Stop-Motion Fairytale and Oracle Deck by Swoon Conjure an Artist’s Magic

October 30, 2025

a gif from a black-and-white stop-motion animation of an anthropomorphized suitcase traveling along a conveyor belt

Lucy Davidson’s Stop-Motion Animation ‘Baggage’ Travels Through an ‘Insecurity Inspection’

June 20, 2025

a red figure lays awake in bed, staring up at the ceiling

Laura Boráros Dances Between Dreams and Reality in a Surreal Short Film

June 12, 2025

a still from a stop-motion animated video of a sheriff in his car

Paper Sculptures Encounter Otherworldly Happenings in This Uncanny Animated Short Film

May 29, 2025

a film still of a giant red cowboy with his leg on the top of a gas stantion

A Trio of Stop-Motion Shorts Utilize an Involved 3D-Printing Technique

March 8, 2025

a still from an animated short of two canvas sneakers with flowers blossoming out of them, set against a black background

Empty Sneakers Dance in a Stop-Motion Film Honoring the 20th Anniversary of a Buenos Aires Tragedy

January 14, 2025

a gif from a short animated film of felted wool pieces in the shape of fireworks exploding

Ring in the New Year with Andrea Love’s Stop-Motion Felted Wool Pyrotechnics

December 31, 2024

a figure made from fabric stands before a circular, rotating vortex of different buildings and houses. her ponytail flows in the wind

The Acceptance of Chaos Whirls Through Maria Tomazou’s ‘The Tornado Outside’

December 26, 2024

a video still of a felted woodland creature in between trees

A Trio of Woodland Sprites Vie for Creative Control in an Ethereal Stop-Motion Animation

December 9, 2024

a screenshot from a stop-animated film short of an aerial view of a family around a table making spring rolls

Three Generations Grow Closer Over Traditional Vietnamese Cuisine in ‘Spring Roll Dream’

December 5, 2024

a gif of abstract shapes dancing across a wooden frame filled with pebbles

Abstract Shapes Dance to a Lively Soundscape by Bernie Krause in a Playful Stop-Motion Animation

August 15, 2024