![]() ![]() It was originally a bit of a painstaking process, with artists having to project live-action scenes onto a frozen glass panel through a device called a rotoscope-hence the name-and then redraw them, from scratch, by hand. Invented by Max Fleischer and put to use largely in his 1940s Superman serials, the technique involves filming live-action footage and then tracing over it to create animated characters with realistic movement. Sure, it’s wasn’t quite as entertaining as strapping middle-aged actors into black bodysuits studded with various balls and gizmos, but it was a versatile technique that’s been used in everything from Disney movies to the music video for “Yellow Submarine.” ![]() Before motion capture was a thing, there was rotoscoping.
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