History Main / RotoScoping

MaxAndDaveFleischer invented the process in 1915, and used it to animate CabCalloway's dancing in three BettyBoop shorts, but the most famous Fleischer rotoscoping was done in the studio's {{Superman}} [[FleischerSuperman cartoons.]]

* Some {{LooneyTunes}} shorts used this a few notable examples are in the climax of "Daffy The Commando" the climax scene of Hitler giving his speech, and in "Hollywood Steps Out" with some of the dancing celebrities.

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[[caption-width:300: One case where the live action is used more as a reference.]]

* ''[=~Gulliver's Travels~=]'' (also by Fleischer) used this with the title character.
* Another Fleischer's feature-length cartoon, ''Mr. Bug Goes to Town'', does this with ''human'' characters (who, however, appear very ''little'').

MaxAndDaveFleischer invented the process in 1915, and used it to animate CabCalloway's dancing in three BettyBoop shorts, but the most famous Fleischer rotoscoping was done in the studio's {{Superman}} cartoons.

{{Disney}} Studios had used rotoscoping from ''{{Disney/Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs}}'' (explaining the slightly different artstyle of said characters) all the way to ''101 Dalmatians''.

* ''HotelDusk'' and it's sequel, ''Last Promise''. Actors and actresses are brought in, and they are filmed performing various movements. The most essential "frames" of their movements are then drawn over and spliced together to create the grainy, film-noir novel style.

* ''HotelDusk'' and it's sequel, ''Last Promise'' use rotoscoping to a degree. Actors and actresses are brought in, and photographs are taken of them in various poses and stances, then drawn over and spliced together to create the grainy, film-noir novel style.

** Rotoscoping and using live action reference as guide are two somewhat [[{{Understatement}} different]] things.

* {{Skyland}}

** Filmation's ''StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' used rotoscoping in an interesting way: the footage of the USS Enterprise, used in establishing shots (and the title sequence), was achieved by taking the actual footage used in the original 1960s live action series, and then painstakingly recreating it in animation, frame-by-frame. They hold up pretty well.

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* ''Gulliver'sTravels'' (also by Fleischer) used this with the title character.

* ''Gulliver'sTravels'' used this with the title character.

** Filmation's ''StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' used rotoscoping in an interesting way: the footage of the USS Enterprise, used in establishing shots (and the title sequence), was achieved by taking the footage actually used in the original 1960s live action series and painstakingly recreating it in animation, frame-by-frame.

** Filmation's ''StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' used rotoscoping in an interesting way: the footage of the USS Enterprise, used in establishing shots (and the title sequence), was achieved by taking the footage actually used in the original 1960s live action series and painstakingly recreating it in animation, frame-by-frame. That's why despite the animated show's other shortcomings, its effects shots are pretty good.

** Filmation's ''StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' used rotoscoping in an interesting way: to get the footage of the USS Enterprise, they took the actual footage from the 1960s live action series, and painstakingly drew over the top of actual footage frame-by-frame. That's why despite the animated show's other shortcomings, its effects shots are pretty good.

* Don Bluth's ''{{Anastasia}}'' and ''TitanAE''.