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A list of works that were produced using rotoscoping.

## Animated films

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* 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)
* 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) [1]
* The Lord of the Rings (1978) [2]
* 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[3]
* Cross Country Detours \- short (The deer, crying bobcat and shedding lizard)[4]
* 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

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* The Adventures of Hercules (fight between Hercules and Minos)
* The Birds
* Brenda Starr (comic strip sequences)
* Bride of Frankenstein (The homunculus scene)[5]
* Cool World
* Chopping Mall (laser effects)
* Demon Wind (hand rotoscoped demonic effects throughout)
* A Fistful of Dollars (title sequence)
* 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

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* 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

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* "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
* "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

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* The Aquabats! Super Show! (segment in episode "The Return of The Aquabats!") (2013)
* Blackstar
* Carole & Tuesday
* Codefellas[6][7]
* 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

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* Bubble Tape (1989)
* Fruit Wrinkles (1980s)
* Toyota Supra (1986)
* Nickelodeon IDs: Mengarie, Bicycles and Skating (1989)
* Charles Schwab (2008)
* Akbank (2010–2011)

## Comics

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* The DaneMen (2005-2017)

## References

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1. ^ Ralph Bakshi: The Wizard of Animation. Wizards DVD, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004, documentary. UPC 024543120261
2. ^ Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-55652-591-9.
3. ^ Osmond, Andrew (February 19, 2016). "The Case of Hana & Alice". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
4. ^ Hartley, Steven (2013-06-23). "Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 280. Cross Country Detours (1940)". Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
5. ^ MacQueen, Scott (2004). DVD commentary, Bride of Frankenstein Legacy Collection edition (DVD). Universal Studios.
6. ^ Todd Spangler (21 June 2013). "Wired's 'Codefellas' Plays NSA Privacy Flap for Laughs - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
7. ^ Jennifer Deutrom (22 June 2013). "Animation for Wired magazine, "Codefellas" - jennifer deutrom". Koken. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 2013-08-03.