******** what is roto scope ? **********

Well... Physically, a rotoscope is a projector sort of a thingie with a glass screen and registration pins for lining up acetates, upon which images are drawn to match the projected image, or to add to the projected image. Film feeds through on a sprocketed wheel and is projected frame by frame on the screen. In film, 24 of these drawings, shot on an animation stand, then composited back onto the film in an optical bench process comprise the process known as "rotoscoping." The first star wars light sabers are a good example.

Today, the term is used loosely to encapsulate any process where frame by frame drawing is done, either electronically or the good old fashioned way.

Creating a matte for live action footage. Usually by hand as opposed to keying.

http://www.google.com/search?&q=define:rotoscope

Patrick

Mine's more detailed...

yeah, yeah, yeah .... just wait until that new system of yours comes in and see how much spare time you have to go into detail!

😉

I know, I'll probably disappear for whole months at a time.

the audio comments state this was the 1st use of 'rotoscope'

in the movies.<

That would be a stretch, if not an outright lie. It requires all pervious uses of rotoscopes for animated films be forgotten or discounted as "not really movies."

Surprised there aren't pictures of rotoscopes on the Web. Fascinating devices, I actually got to use one in college.

bogiesan

David you didn't try google!

http://images.google.com/images?q=rotoscope&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=en&btnG=Search+Imag es

They're pretty neat. The first time I saw one was on the Mickey Mouse Club when i was a kid lo these many years ago. They had a clip of Roy Disney at the scope drawing Mickey and Donald... Had to wait 20 years to see one in the flesh.