# The art (and science) of stop-motion animation

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxPortland
- Speaker: Brian McLean
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_mclean_the_art_and_science_of_stop_motion_animation)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

You're invited into the world of stop-motion animation, where design and engineering collide to create fan-favorite films. Visual effects artist Brian McLean (from the Oscar-winning studio behind "Coraline" and "ParaNorman") explores how 3D printing is revolutionizing this century-old craft, showing how creative obsession paired with cutting-edge technology can reinvent the way we make things.

## Lectures

1. [The art (and science) of stop-motion animation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/brian_mclean_the_art_and_science_of_stop_motion_animation/68398c52fc26), 18 min (TED's player)