In this day and age where everything entertainment seems to be wrapped in CGI (computer-generated imagery), it is easy for audiences to forget how film special effects found their start — Stop Motion Animation.
You might have the perfect script, phenomenal actors, and great camera work, but if your editing is not precise and deliberate, your film will miss the mark.
Hitchcock is notorious for having used them. Spielberg has been known to hire armies of artists to create them, and, as filmmakers and educators, you can use them too.