Assertion: animation | /r/ObjectUse | used as special effects
Facets:
value: before the introduction of cgi animation
type: TEMPORAL
value: very often
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Stop-Motion animation was very often used as special effects before the introduction of CGI animation, and as such has a very long history in both the animation and film industry, starting from The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1887, Blackton).