Supermarionation.
A puppetry technique used in the 1960s, involving motorized marionettes suspended and controlled by thin wires.
Meaning & usage
A puppetry technique used in the 1960s, involving motorized marionettes suspended and controlled by thin wires.
Where this word comes from
Blend of super + marionette + animation, coined by Gerry Anderson, possibly in imitation of Dynamation, Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion technique.
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