They're called the Granny Grommets and for a quarter of a century they've been riding waves into Middleton Beach in Albany. The joyful wave riders have captured global attention, and their message ...

However, for most contemporary viewers, stop-motion is synonymous with animated films that use puppets, clay (also called claymation), paper cuts or even other physical objects to tell a story.

Engaging movie and television audiences, claymation film characters light up the screens with stop-motion movement and emotions. Occasionally, the flexible characters are so popular that the ...