Chapter 4. RotoShape

A rotoscope is a mechanical device that was patented by Max Fleischer in 1917. It projected single frames of live-action footage onto an animator’s drawing board. By simply tracing the projected shape, the animator could quickly produce incredibly lifelike drawings. With the passage of time, rotoscoping (or “roto” for short) ...

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