Interpolated Rotoscoping

[James A. Landau]

In a message dated 10/21/01 11:14:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
bapopik at HOTMAIL.COM writes:

>    An article here about Texan Richard  Linklater's latest film, WAKING
>  LIFE, says that it uses the technique of "interpolated rotoscoping."

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<quote>
Fleischer's animation style was defined by the use of the rotoscope. The
original machanical device which Fleischer patented, [US Patent 1,242,674]
projected previously shot live action footage onto the animators drawing
board. By simply tracing the projected shape the animator could quickly
produce increadably lifelike drawings.

Though a similar device was used for the production of Snow White, the Disney
animators were unhappy with style resulting images. Though the drawings are
accurate, they lack fluidity. They feel fragile, and don't breath in the way
that quality animation requires, and hence live action footage (when used) is
generally used as a reference rather than a strict guide.

Use of the rotoscope is as controvesial today as it was in 1940. During the
production of the recently released Anastasia, live action footage was shot
for every scene. Critics are still arguing as to how this has influenced the
style of the movie, and whether animators relied too heavily on the recorded
action.
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The word "rotoscope" is not in OED2.

APPARENTLY Linklater is starting with rotoscoped drawings and then doing
something with what would be shown between two consecutive rotoscoped
drawings.
How this resembles or differs from what the Disney animators did in _Snow
White_, I don't know.

           - Jim Landau