Rotoscoping Diane Ko Siyu Song November 5, 2007
Rotoscoping Animation of live-action film Images projected onto screen and redrawn Frame by frame reanimation
Origins 1915: invented by Max Fleischer 1920s: Fleischer Studios Goal to make more fluid animation style Created in response to mechanical form of previous animation techniques
Origins First cartoons of Koko the Clown, Popeye, and Betty Boop Allowed multiple artists working on same characters in Snow White “... With only the aid of his imagination, an artist cannot, as a rule, get the perspective and related motions of reality." -Max Fleischer
Feature Films Special effects Artistic boiling Animation references
Modern Extensions More effective tracing using computers Modern software uses splines
Modern Extensions Effects painting Cloning/Paint touch-up Matte creation Motion tracking Match moving
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