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Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses cameras to record living actors instead of an animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated feature film. Live action is used to define film, video games or similar visual media.[1]
Photorealistic animation, particularly modern computer animation, is sometimes erroneously described as "live action", as in the case of some media reports about Disney's The Lion King (2019 remake).[2][3] According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, live action involves "real people or animals, not models, or images that are drawn, or produced by computer".[4]
Overview
[edit]As the normal process of making visual media involves live action, the term itself is usually superfluous. However, it makes an important distinction in situations in which one might normally expect animation, such as when the work is adapted from a video game, a comic book, or an animated cartoon.[citation needed]
The phrase "live action" also occurs within an animation context to refer to non-animated characters. In a live-action animated film such as Space Jam, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, or Mary Poppins in which humans and cartoons coexist. In this case, the "live-action" characters are the "real" actors, such as Michael Jordan, Bob Hoskins and Julie Andrews, as opposed to the animated "actors", such as Roger and Jessica Rabbit.[5]
As use of computer-generated imagery (CGI) in films has become a major trend, some critics, such as Mark Langer, have discussed the relationship between live action and animation. New films that use computer-generated special effects can not be compared to live-action films using cartoon characters because of the perceived realism of both styles combined.[6]
Live action vs. animation
[edit]In producing a movie, both live action and animation have their own pros and cons. Unlike animation, live action involves the photography of actors and actresses, as well as sets and props making the movie seem personal and as close to reality as possible. The only drawback is one's budget. On the other hand, animation works well in conveying abstract ideas but it generally takes much longer to produce.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Merriam Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam-Webster. October 15, 2023. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Get It Right: Disney Is Doing An Animated—Not Live-Action—Remake of 'The Lion King'". Cartoon Brew. September 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ↑ "No, Disney Isn't Making a 'Live-Action' Lion King Movie – Mandatory". Mandatory. September 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ↑ "live action Meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary". dictionary.cambridge.org. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ LaCroix, Emy (June 21, 2026). "Celebrating 38 Years of Who Framed Roger Rabbit: A Timeless Animation Classic". Parade Magazine (via Yahoo! News). Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ McMahan, Alison (August 21, 2014). "Hollywood's Transition to CGI". The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-13-210475-3. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Animation vs Live Action: Which Makes the Best Corporate Video?". Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
