Pioneered by the artists at the American studio United Productions of America, limited animation can be used as a method of stylized artistic expression, as in Gerald McBoing-Boing (US, 1951), Yellow Submarine (UK, 1968), and certain anime produced in Japan.
paɪənˈɪɹd baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts æt ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən stˈuːdɪˌoʊ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd pɹədˈʌkʃənz ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, lˈɪmɪɾᵻd ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən kæn biː jˈuːzd æz ɐ mˈɛθəd ʌv stˈaɪlaɪzd ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk ɛkspɹˈɛʃən, æz ɪn dʒˈɛɹəld mək bˈɔɪŋbˈɔɪŋ jˌuːˈɛs, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, jˈɛloʊ sˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn jˌuːkˈeɪ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ænd sˈɜːʔn̩ ˈænɪmˌeɪ pɹədˈuːst ɪn dʒəpˈæn.