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Since this is such a visual idea, it's not very common in forms of media that lack a visual aspect, although exceptions exist-including the trope maker itself. This is one of the oldest special effects in Hollywood (the 1914 animated film, Gertie the Dinosaur, actually had creator Winsor McCay interacting with animated Gertie in real time on a vaudeville stage), and has been done several times with varying degrees of realism, though it was probably perfected by the 1988 Disney/ Amblin film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.Ī sub-category of this trope is any story where cartoon characters are real and exist independently from 'real' human beings (which may or may not be set in Toon Town and/or an Alternate Tooniverse).

However, in some early examples like Pete's Dragon, animation is just a special effect and the animated characters are in-universe not different from the actor. If the story is a comedy, and it usually is, the characters tend to be medium-aware and recognize each other as belonging to either category.

Roger Ebert, in his review of Who Framed Roger RabbitĪ special effect intended to show live-action, flesh-and-blood performers interacting with animated (usually ink-and-paint) characters.

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