rotoscope
verb
ro·to·scope
ˈrō-tō-ˌskōp
rotoscoped; rotoscoping; rotoscopes
: to draw or paint over (something, such as live-action footage or an element from such footage) frame by frame in order to create a matte (see matte entry 3 sense 2) or a realistic animation : to animate or composite (something) by means of rotoscoping
…"Ghost Cat Anzu" will yoke what it describes as the best of Japanese and French animation know-how, using mixed techniques, such as shooting the whole of the film in live action and then rotoscoping the results.—John Hopewell
… the striking animation is likely to draw more attention than the story. The plentiful fight scenes are gorgeously executed; at times it's hard to tell if they weren't just rotoscoped.—Rafael Motamayor
When we added the reflection of the can in the water to the scene, we had to go back in and rotoscope any icebergs that happened to be in the foreground …—Justin Klarenbeck, quoted in American Cinematographer
rotoscope
noun
plural rotoscopes
… the cool mix of rotoscope with 2D and 3D animation was icing on the cake.
—Keith Garlington
rotoscope animation
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