Stop-Motion Directors
Stop-motion Directors is a structured people dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Director, Born, Country. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Director, Born, Country, Famous Work, Technique, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Born range
- 1,912 to 1,974
- Across 15 preview rows
- Country groups
- 6 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Director, Born, and Country across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Director↕ | Born↕ | Country↕ | Famous Work↕ | Technique↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Selick | 1,952 | United States | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Puppet stop-motion | Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, James and the Giant Peach, Wendell and Wild |
| Tim Burton | 1,958 | United States | Corpse Bride | Puppet stop-motion | Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie, produced Nightmare Before Christmas, gothic aesthetic |
| Nick Park | 1,958 | United Kingdom | Wallace and Gromit | Claymation | Aardman's Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, four Oscars |
| Peter Lord | 1,953 | United Kingdom | Chicken Run | Claymation | Aardman co-founder, Chicken Run, The Pirates!, Morph |
| Wes Anderson | 1,969 | United States | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Puppet stop-motion | Fantastic Mr. Fox, Isle of Dogs, meticulous symmetrical framing |
| Travis Knight | 1,973 | United States | Kubo and the Two Strings | Puppet stop-motion | Laika CEO, Kubo and the Two Strings, Missing Link, ParaNorman lead animator |
| Chris Butler | 1,974 | United Kingdom | ParaNorman | Puppet stop-motion | ParaNorman, Missing Link, Laika director, storyboard background |
| Jiri Trnka | 1,912 | Czechoslovakia | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Puppet stop-motion | Father of Czech puppet animation, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Hand |
| Jan Svankmajer | 1,934 | Czech Republic | Alice | Mixed media stop-motion | Surrealist Alice, Faust, Little Otik, influenced Quay Brothers and Terry Gilliam |
| Hayao Miyazaki-era pre (Kihachiro Kawamoto) | 1,925 | Japan | Book of the Dead | Puppet stop-motion | Japanese bunraku-inspired puppet films, Book of the Dead, House of Flame |
| Will Vinton | 1,947 | United States | The Adventures of Mark Twain | Claymation | Coined 'Claymation', California Raisins, Mark Twain, Oscar for Closed Mondays |
| Stephen Chiodo | 1,960 | United States | Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Puppet stop-motion | Chiodo Brothers studio, Killer Klowns, Team America puppets, TV commercials |
| Phil Tippett | 1,951 | United States | Mad God | Puppet stop-motion | Star Wars AT-AT, RoboCop ED-209, Mad God (30-year passion project), go-motion pioneer |
| Quay Brothers | 1,947 | United States | Street of Crocodiles | Puppet stop-motion | Identical twin surrealists, Street of Crocodiles, dream-logic shorts, Brothers Quay aesthetic |
| Adam Elliot | 1,972 | Australia | Mary and Max | Claymation | Mary and Max, Harvie Krumpet (Oscar winner), melancholic clay portraits |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Stop-Motion Directors organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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