{"product_id":"the-live-action-animated-film-paperback-softback-9781978828612","title":"The Live-Action Animated Film (Paperback \/ softback) 9781978828612","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Live-Action Animated Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKyle Meikle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978828612\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e164 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.8 x 11.4 x 1.3 cm, 0.141 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Moviegoers today don't bat an eye at actors sharing the screen with computer-generated dinosaurs or aliens, but for much of cinema's history films that mixed live action and animation were considered a curiosity. In this compact volume, Kyle Meikle shows us how 'animaction' took over Hollywood, tracing its evolution from Ko-Ko the Clown to Roger Rabbit and beyond. It's a delightful, incisive read.\" - Ian Olney, author of \u003ci\u003eZombie Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Spanning the moving-image world in its many shapes and forms, this book is as lively and engaging as its subject. It merits a warm welcome from cinema scholars and movie buffs alike.\" - David Sterritt, author of \u003ci\u003eRock 'n' Roll Movies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSince cinema’s beginning, live actors and cartoon characters have traded places and invaded each other’s spaces, with real people getting animated and animated character getting real. \u003ci\u003eThe Live-Action Animated Film\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the long history of movies that combine live action with 2D, stop-motion, and 3D animation to hallucinogenic effect. This survey suggests that the experimental and idiosyncratic mixed pics of the twentieth century set the template for the mainstream blockbusters of the twenty-first. Covering everything from Technicolor musicals and creature features to contemporary remakes and reboots, \u003ci\u003eThe Live-Action Animated Film\u003c\/i\u003e brings this significant, boundary-blurring genre into sharper focus. In retrospect, the introduction of cartoons into live action looks as central to film history as the coming of sound or color.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Synchronization (1919-1989)\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Integration (1989-2021)\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Synergy (1941-2022)\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Selected Filmography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1 Synchronization (1919–\u003cbr\u003e1989) 15\u003cbr\u003e 2 Integration (1989–\u003cbr\u003e2021) 58\u003cbr\u003e 3 Synergy (1941–\u003cbr\u003e2022) 93\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion 120\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments 129\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading 131\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited 133\u003cbr\u003e Selected Filmography 141\u003cbr\u003e Index 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734617354520,"sku":"9781978828612","price":12.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-live-action-animated-film-paperback-softback-9781978828612","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}