One of the most famous stop motion animations is Wallace and Gromit. All the characters were made from moulded plasticine modelling clay, and filmed with stop motion animation, this is often called Claymation. The link below give more depth information about the craft of animation and its history and creators.
Stop motion animation
http://flyingpaper.org/the-craft-of-stop-motion-animation/
The history and creators of stop motion animation
http://trueclassics.net/2011/09/03/pioneers-of-animation-j-stuart-blackton/
Dot. The world's smallest stop-motion animation character shot on a Nokia N8
