[1] It has been used to make several full-length motion picture films, including Disney's Frankenweenie and Laika's Coraline, The Boxtrolls,[2] and ParaNorman,[3] as well as the stop motion television show Shaun the Sheep.

It has also been used to shoot stop motion scenes in live action movies, including the holochess scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens,[4] and numerous stop motion shorts.

Dragonframe was initially developed by brothers Jamie[5][6] and Dyami Caliri while they were creating a commercial for United Airlines[7] called "The Dragon".

[9] To create basic stop motion animations, the software controls a digital camera.

[10] Additional hardware add-ons can be connected for controlling lighting and camera movement.