Which film on the list is a stop-motion film?

• A. Nightmare Before Christmas
• B. Corpse Bride
• C. The Polar Express
• D. Coraline

Answer: (A)

Stop-motion animation involves moving physical puppets or models in tiny increments and photographing each tiny shift to create movement frame by frame. Nightmare Before Christmas demonstrates this technique with its handcrafted characters and miniature sets, where every motion comes from real objects being moved and re-shot many times, giving that characteristic handmade, tactile feel.

The Polar Express, by contrast, uses motion capture to record actors’ performances and map them onto digital characters, which is a different approach than stop-motion. Among the options, Nightmare Before Christmas best exemplifies the stop-motion process through its traditional, frame-by-frame manipulation of physical elements.