Trivia: Which technique did Rankin/Bass Productions use in their holiday specials?
Black-and-white film
CGI
Stop-motion animation
Hypercolor
The correct answer is Stop-motion animation
So why is this answer correct? : Starting with 1964’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Rankin/Bass Productions had a series of made-for-TV success with their holiday specials featuring a distinct style: stop-motion animation. Stop-motion is a technique that strings together individual photographs with objects being moved in small increments between frames. Other Rankin-Bass specials include “The Little Drummer Boy” (1968), “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” (1970), and “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974).