Animation Process & Production - Understanding - Rotoscoping and Sound Synchronisation: Max and Dave Fleischer (OUAN405)

Max Fleischer was the inventor of the rotoscope, this invention was brought about after Fliescher wanted to simplify the animation process by drawing over the frames of a live action film, this process delivers a very life like believability to the subjects in the animation, this process was patented in 1915.
The use of sound in the Fleischers' animation started around 1924 with the use of the 'follow the bouncing ball' technique, a ball bouncing atop of the lyrics on screen to form a sing along format for the audience to follow.
The Fleischers then developed synchronised sound in their animations, featured in the animation 'My Kentucky Home' where by sound effects closely match the actions of the character on screen, this made for a much more believable production. The believability comes through in the animation due to the added depth that the synchronised sound produces, the character is interacting with its world and we  the viewers are experiencing the reality that the character faces.