"Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animators trace over footage, frame by frame, for use in live-action and animated films. Originally, recorded live-action film images were projected onto a frosted glass panel and re-drawn by an animator. This projection equipment is called a rotoscope, although this device has been replaced by computers in recent years. In the visual effects industry, the term rotoscoping refers to the technique of manually creating a matte for an element on a live-action plate so it may be composited over another background." Although the illustration technique I wish to use within my project isn't exactly rotoscoping in its correct form, the idea of illustration over live and real movement stems from the technique of rotoscoping, so I felt it was a good point of reference for searching the amount of detail that should be illustrated within my project to ensure I capture a nice equilibrium between too little and too much and have a strong visual aesthetics.
I came across this youtube advertisement for MySaskDeals whilst browsing online and was taken by how powerful and visual appealing the basic use of rotoscoping within the film is.
It eased my nerves about how I would incorporate rotoscoping or a similar style of rotoscoping with my project. I was impressed with how the 'less is more' in terms of detail still had powerful visual aesthetics and this encouraged me ahead of my project.
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