A list of works that were produced using rotoscoping.
Animated films Fleischer Studios Out of the Inkwell (1918 - 1929) Minnie the Moocher (1932) - short (the dancing walrus rotoscoped from Cab Calloway dancing) The Old Man of the Mountain (1933) - short (the dancing Old Man rotoscoped from Cab Calloway dancing) Snow White (1933) - short (the singing Koko the Clown rotoscoped from Cab Calloway dancing) Sally Swing (1938) - short Gulliver's Travels (1939) Superman shorts (1941 - 1943) Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) Walt Disney Animation Studios The Goddess of Spring (1934) - short (Persephone) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Pinocchio (1940) - (Blue Fairy) Fantasia (1940) Bambi (1942) Make Mine Music (1946) - Two Silhouettes segment Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Dude Duck (1951) - short (The pretty cowgirls) Hello Aloha (1952) - short (The dancing Hula Girl) Peter Pan (1953) Lady and the Tramp (1955) - (human characters) Sleeping Beauty (1959) One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) The Sword in the Stone (1963) The Jungle Book (1967) The Aristocats (1970) Robin Hood (1973) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) The Rescuers (1977) The Small One (1978) - short The Fox and the Hound (1981) The Black Cauldron (1985) A Goofy Movie (1995) Pocahontas (1995) Fantasia 2000 (1999) Don Bluth The Secret of NIMH (1982) - (human characters) An American Tail (1986) - (human characters) All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) Rock-a-Doodle (1991) Thumbelina (1994) A Troll in Central Park (1994) The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) Anastasia (1997) Bartok the Magnificent (1999) Titan A.E. (2000) Ralph Bakshi Wizards (1977) Ralph Bakshi: The Wizard of Animation. Wizards DVD, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004, documentary. UPC 024543120261 The Lord of the Rings (1978) American Pop (1981) Hey Good Lookin' (1982) Fire & Ice (1983) Other The Adventures of Pinocchio Alois Nebel Apollo 10 1/2 (characters and archival footage) The Arrow Flies in the Tale - short The Brave Man's Heart - short Brothers Lyu - short The Case of Hana & Alice Cross Country Detours - short (The deer, crying bobcat and shedding lizard) A Christmas Carol Chico & Rita The Cow's Husband - short Daffy - The Commando - short (Adolf Hitler) Earthlink Sucks - short The Even More Funtrip - short Fard - short The Adventures of Tintin Felix the Cat: The Movie Fellow-Friends - short The Flower with Seven Colors - short The Frog Princess Geese-Swans - short Germania Wurst - short The Girl Who Leapt Through Time The Golden Antelope Grasshopper - short Have a Nice Day Heavy Metal How People Got Fire - short The Humpbacked Horse I Lost My Body I Love You - short Jack Frost - short (The singing scarecrow) Kashtanka Kid's Story (The Animatrix short) Welcome to Irabu's Office The Legend about the Moor's Testament Life is Cool Little Boy Blue - short (The dancing scarecrow) A Lively Market Garden - short A Letter To Colleen Loving Vincent The Magic Bird - short The Magic Shop - short A Magical Treasure - short Mashenka's Concert - short A Miraculous Bell - short Moidodir - short The Night Before Christmas Nobunaga Concerto Nope The Oak-Tree Thrower - short The Old Oak-Trees Tale - short Olimpia Once Upon a Time in the Woods - short The Peasants (2023 film) Peace on Earth - short Piercing I Portraits de Voyages Princess Iron Fan Przygody Kubusia - short Puzzle 3D - short Renaissance Rock & Rule Sarmiko - short A Scanner Darkly The Scarlet Flower Sister Alenushka and Brother Ivanushka - short Snack and Drink - short The Snow Maiden The Snow Queen The Spine of Night The Straw Bull-Calf - short The Sturdy Fellow - short Taiga Tale - short The Tale about the Dead Tsarevna and Seven Bogatyrs - short The Tale about the Soldiers - short The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish - short Tehran Taboo Thugs with Dirty Mugs - short (The audience member who's silhouetted directly against the movie-screen) Three Bags with Tricks - short The Tin Soldier (1989) - short The Twelve Brothers-Month Undone (TV series) Verlioka - short Waking Life A Walnut Switch - short When The New Year Trees Lights Up Why Can't We Walk Straight - short Yard - short Year of the Fish The Yellow Stork - short Yellow Submarine
Live action films The Adventures of Hercules (fight between Hercules and Minos) The Birds Brenda Starr (comic strip sequences) Bride of Frankenstein (The homunculus scene) Cool World Chopping Mall (laser effects) Demon Wind (hand rotoscoped demonic effects throughout) A Fistful of Dollars (title sequence) Ghostbusters (to isolate elements for compositing) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (title sequence) Guardians of the Galaxy (Rocket Raccoon was created by rotoscoping Oreo, a tame raccoon) Harry and the Hendersons (scenes from the film are rotoscoped for the end credits) The Inglorious Bastards (title sequence) Juno (title sequence) The Last Waltz (cocaine under Neil Young's nose was rotoscoped out in post-production) The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (For the character Gollum, rotoscoping live action shots with keyframe computer animation and motion capture) Sin City Spaceballs (schwartz-saber effects) Speed Racer (Many of the night race sequences involved rotoscoping the computer generated background scenes for a more non-realistic look) Star Wars Trilogy (lightsaber effects) Tower (combination of rotoscoped action, live & historical footage) Tron (combination of computer animation and live action) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (combination of traditional animation and live action)
Video games
Another World Batman Forever Blackthorne Commander Blood Dragon's Lair (NES version only) Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (only used for the time machine) FAITH: The Unholy Trinity (Only used for the cutscenes) Flashback: The Quest for Identity "Heavenly Star", by Genki Rockets, as featured in the PSP game Lumines II Hotel Dusk: Room 215 King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Last Window: The Secret of Cape West Joy Mech Fight Just Dance Karateka The Last Express Lester the Unlikely Mortal Kombat (in early games in the series) Nosferatu Prince of Persia Project Firestart Space Ace (only used for Ace's spaceship "Star Pac", his motorcycle, and the tunnel in the game's dogfight sequence) Shaq Fu Star Wars: Dark Forces (Only used for the animations of Darth Vader) Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Only used for the animations of the capoeira character Elena) The Banner Saga Wing Commander II (Only used for the kiss scene between Blair and Angel)
Music videos "21st Century Breakdown" by Green Day "Baby I'm Yours" by Breakbot "Bedshaped" by Keane "Breaking the Habit" by Linkin Park "Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straits "Calling All Girls" by Hilly Michaels "Destiny" by Zero 7 "Drive" by Incubus "Eres" by Café Tacvba "Fell in Love with a Girl" by The White Stripes "Forsaken by Dream Theater "Frijolero" by Molotov "Frontline" by Pillar "Go with the Flow" by Queens of the Stone Age "Innuendo" by Queen "The Kids Aren't Alright" by The Offspring "Lemonade" by The Bawdies "Let It Slide" by Joanna Pacitti "Like to Get to Know You Well" by Howard Jones "Lone Digger" by Caravan Palace "Luv Your Life" by Silverchair "Momma's Boy" by Chromeo "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits "No More Lies" by The Moody Blues "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul "Shadrach" by Beastie Boys "Shoot the Runner" by Kasabian "Take On Me", "Train of Thought", and "The Sun Always Shines On TV" by A-ha "Ten Thousand Strong" by Iced Earth "Tom Waits for No One" by Tom Waits "Toshishun" by Ningen Isu "Uno, Dos, Tres" by Motel "Heartless" By Kanye West "Wash In The Rain" by The Bees "What You Need" and "Need You Tonight" by INXS "You Got Me Up" by Jamie Lidell "You Know I Love You, Don't You" by Howard Jones "Bad Kids to the Back" by Snarky Puppy
Television shows The Aquabats! Super Show! (segment in episode "The Return of The Aquabats!") (2013) Blackstar Carole & Tuesday Codefellas Delta State Dream Corp, LLC Doin' The Thin Thing from A Little Curious (1998) Easy For You! from A Little Curious (1999) Flowers of Evil Girl's High (ending animation sequences) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (dance club scenes) Josie and the Pussycats (band's performance sequences) Jem (intro) John Henry: The Steel Driving Man (A Tale from the United States of America) from Animated Tales of the World Kowabon The Lone Ranger (Filmation 1980) The New Adventures of Flash Gordon The New Adventures of Batman The New Adventures of Zorro (Filmation 1981) Rocket Launch from Sesame Street Pilot (1969) She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown (figure skating scenes) Skyland Smiling Friends (S02 E05) Space Sentinels Sport Billy Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle Tarzan/Batman and the Super 7 Undone What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? (portions)
Commercials Bubble Tape (1989) Fruit Wrinkles (1980s) Toyota Supra (1986) Nickelodeon IDs: Mengarie, Bicycles and Skating (1989) Charles Schwab (2008) Akbank (2010–2011)
Comics The DaneMen (2005-2017)
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