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Work that photographs puppets in a manner sometimes related to, but distinct from, animation, since it uses a three-dimensional rather than two-dimensional perspective. Puppet work may be presented in an abstract or realistic manner, with the puppets controlled by hand and photographed through stop-motion, or photographed in live-action, with strings or electronic mechanisms to operate their limbs and expressions. Film examples: ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1948) (with Fantasy); THE ANIMAL KINGDOM (1956) (with Nature); THE HAND (1965); JASPER GOES HUNTING (1944); KOTLERS MARIONETN (with Fantasy); MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1959) (with Adaptations); THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (with Fantasy); ON PARADE (1936); LA PETITE PARADE / THE SMALL PARADE (1928). TV examples: THE MUPPET SHOW (with Children's); THUNDERBIRDS (with Science fiction)

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