tˈɪpɪkli, ðə tɛknˈiːk wʌz jˈuːzd tʊ ˈænɪmˌeɪt stˈoːɹiz wˌɛɹ ðə nˈæɹeɪɾɚ wˈʌzn̩t ʃˈʊɹ ʌvðə stˈoːɹi hiː wʌz tˈɛlɪŋ, ænd sˌoʊ kˈæɹɪktɚz ænd lˈændskeɪps wʊd mˈɔːɹf ˌɪntʊ dˈɪfɹənt ʃˈeɪps.
Typically, the technique was used to animate stories where the narrator wasn't sure of the story he was telling, and so characters and landscapes would morph into different shapes.