How To Merge 2D Animation With Live Action Film

[@CrazyStarr_]

I love how the amazing world of gumball uses 2D, 3D, and live action animation to create a weird but amazing tv show

[@HowardWimshurst]

Xander Boi yeah thats a great example!

[@scaleythedino49]

Agree

[@okjeffy6581]

Like, are there other cartoons that did the same?

[@johnjamesedwards3349]

There’s more that had 2D in live action. Ghostbusters 2016 (When the ghost from the iconic logo animated itself into a 2D cute character) Who framed Roger Rabbit (Toontown and every cartoon in there) The first SpongeBob Movie (When all the marine life comes back to life) Ralph Breaks the Internet (there’s some 2D in it as well) Pixar’s Soul (The Jerrys and Terry) The Mitchells vs the Machines (Katie’s Katie-Vision) ArtSpear Entertainment (when Joe and Rita used their 2D characters on their own live-action background) WandaVision (When the opening logo from the first episode turned from 3D to 2D) Loki (Miss Minutes, the Cartoon Clock)

[@Keetz]

I'm thinking of doing a student film mixing 2D animation and live action, and this really helped! Thanks so much again!

[@HowardWimshurst]

Keetz nice! Hope it goes well, if you remember, you can show me it when it is made

[@toast522]

Hey keetz, nice to see you enjoy this channel as well

[@kellycondori1965]

What classes is it called ?? Like what classes are u taking??

[@mangmangy]

I think the Spongebob Movie (the first one) did a great job on combining 2d and live action.

[@dommovedchannels6268]

exactly! like when the waves crash onto spongebob and patrick and they cut out the waves to put the waves in front of them

[@joyceamoako4805]

You're right

[@kryztynawilliams4861]

Rotoscoping helped in the whole handkerchief thing in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It’s an old technique that’s kind of messy but the movie pretty much mastered it

[@HowardWimshurst]

ahhh cool, I wasn't sure if they rotoscoped for the handkerchief or used wires, it was amazingly done!

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

You have some of the best animation tutorials on youtube.

[@chickenturbo5354]

That’s awesome Howard! I’ve always been dram to this kind of storytelling. I feel it emphasizes the point even more when you mix the 2 mediums. Great video 🙏🏼

[@Bohemianraki]

I've been trying to figure out how to do this thankyou

[@LanaLeon]

I am so jealous of how AMAZING your linework/improvisation is. My lines are shit when I improvise.

[@Spac3manChuck]

Wow I was planning on making a live action/animated video over the new Glass Animals song "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" so seeing that as an example for this video too kinda blew my mind a little bit haha

[@JzBoy]

Its help me alot. Thank you XD

[@HowardWimshurst]

you're welcome!

[@gabrielegenota1480]

you're here. What the fuck

[@edouardsteeve4973]

Thanks a lot 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheRedSatan10]

09:36 Is that the legendary boat that appeared on capcut lately? The one with titanic song as the background.

[@melvinz1238]

I love this channel

[@HowardWimshurst]

😍

[@levitatin2264]

I’ve always wanted to know this thanks!!

[@hz81944]

Amazing bro 🤩👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻

[@zachwhitehorn7926]

royal blood is dope! great shout!

[@sonicbaseballzoodreams]

When I draw live action animation hybrids, I used crayons as real human beings and real objects because it's like crayons can make real people, and then I used markers or colored pens and pencils to make the 2D characters. I thought of making live action animation hybrids into live action animation hybrid anime, because I don't think they use anime for live action animation hybrids. So I thought of making my own live action animation hybrids by using anime as 2D characters.

[@GomTiles]

Hey this is awesome. Subscribed. Really dig the live and 2d hybrid. Great vid!

[@jayfword117]

This is awesome I’m new to animation and this is so helpful

[@ChinatownSessions]

Thanks Howard this helped me with a client. Much appreciated! -Victoria, Canada

[@HowardWimshurst]

Glad it helped!

[@abelromijnibus]

Amazing video!! Thanks a lot

[@majidshowghi]

Awesome. Thanks for the tutorial. Lot's of good points and lot's of helps for me. Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@jacobkennedy1009]

Love watching your videos, and this was especially thrilling to watch!

[@ElaMeditationWisdom]

what an amazing video Howard. Truly enjoyed it. One of the best videos on youtube. You deserve way more viewers.

[@hannahoverman7886]

Thank you so much for this! i've always wanted to know how to do this in flash! I'm real excited to try this out. Thanks again!!!

[@HowardWimshurst]

awesome dude, glad it helped you - would like to see it when you make it!

[@joyceamoako4805]

Wow I love it Thanks for uploading this video

[@HowardWimshurst]

Most welcome 😊

[@joyceamoako4805]

Please can I know the software for the 2D animation with live action film.

[@RexArtTv]

Wow! This reminds of that After Effect music video drawing, nice man!

[@moonchild2049]

Your channel is really cool and I really like your content..I dony do animation snd Stuff like That ..but I just like watching you do it tho

[@Liminalboi]

Thank you for this tutorial! I’m heavily inspired to make 2d animation with live action music vids from Gorillaz and wanting to do it for my music. Again thank you for this video 🌊 And keep doing what you’re doing ✌🏼

[@VideoUpskill]

Amazing, this is really impressive.

[@edouardsteeve4973]

Your the best bro

[@frankyofl]

Instead of importing a image sequence you can just import an mp4 or a flv into flash and then export the swf of the effects and import it into AE. It would definitely take less time than doing all that moving around.

[@HowardWimshurst]

i tried it once and i didn't like how flash handled it but that was cs5 (which was a terrible update) maybe by now they have made importing mp4 files better

[@frankyofl]

Oh god yes, it used to be a nightmare, now its better and doesnt lose any frames or makes the file that much slow. probably a 10% drop in playback speed but that depends on your computer.

[@Resokisi]

Howard, on 4:18 you inverted a video clip into a picture sequence and you used the jpeg format, because it works faster and takes less space, but if you use for example H.260, will it be imported into a picture sequence as well? Or is it different? The thing is, that if I want to cut a video in adobe premiere pro, should i cut the video first, to convert it in After effects next, for flash effects? In which order should I work? Can flash handle a newly cut, finished video for adding effects?

[@coreyclark20]

So say I only have Adobe Flash Photoshop paint.net how can I use that to get the same effect as in, how exactly would I separate each scene from a premade video with these tools ?

[@i_said2294]

Doesn't it lower the quality of the video?

[@denzeltracy]

great content dude

[@toastysheep7110]

Much Better Than Live Action & 3D Movies!

[@ducky5086]

The music video for Hard Times by Paramore is a cool live action/animation mix!

[@HowardWimshurst]

just checked it out! looks nice

[@nadagreen3067]

Really good video

[@nourmasalkhi9004]

one can tell that you've had bad experience with flash crashing while you import the images

[@HowardWimshurst]

Nour Masalkhi you becha

[@rogue]

Looking at the footage of who framed roger rabbit, it looks like they probably had a woman that they animated over for scenes like the handkerchief and the hat

[@wrighton959]

Thank you so much for this video it helped me loads!!!! :-)

[@knifedance6410]

tracking and rotoscoping will save your life trust me

[@Meriemferhatl121]

Ok... imma learn how to do that 😍

[@spiralanguage]

Howard! what devices are you using? and programs? id like to get started on animation but i am at square 0 thanks!

[@katedon4201]

3:50 Noodle is 'real'. YEAH GORILLAZ B)

[@linuservarm8499]

wow this is very helpful

[@نظام-س9ظ]

i love you for you work from morocco

[@rodrigocoutinho4801]

Hi, can you achieve the effect shown at 1:34, i mean a video window over the animation, in a program like Animate or After Effects ? And more tricky, can it be a live video ? Thank you in advance

[@role963]

Awesome!!,, Everything is possible with the green screen,, xD

[@iMoonatic]

0:26 Where can I find that space video because that shit looks FUCKING AMAZING!!! *O*

[@iMoonatic]

Dude, like. You've got so much value that its just SO amazing. You're oozing with passion and you're just such an amazing person. Keep up the good work!

[@8ysixx]

Whenever I try to put all of the images into flash, they all go onto different layer. Any help?

[@marvx4ever785]

been 2 years and no one helped?

[@uhmberilya988]

This is such a life saver. Thank you for this info! :)

[@muhammadnajmimurindo9289]

I wish there is a movie just like this, I know some may say it's impossible but that doesn't mean it's going to be bad and impossible like for example Tom & Jerry (2021 Film). I hope to see more of that ...

[@lodle2919]

1:37 Spelt Rabbit Wrong.

[@lazybrainpoetry9059]

I don't find the software you used for that. Can we do this on after effects ? thank you

[@zinanzhang9734]

The man in red shirt at 3:14 reminds me of Theodore in HER 😂

[@notrolps1863]

Nice tutorial, but I have a question. Say I'm doing the thing where I take an irl video and add 2D animated characters, what if one if them walks behind something the camera can't see the other side of (for example a wall), do I draw the picture then erase parts to make it look like their going behind the wall or do I put the wall on a different layer?

[@HowardWimshurst]

in the rough stage of animation i would draw them on the other side of the wall, but it doesn't need to look nice, no one will see it - it is just for you to keep a bearing of what is happening with the character. Then do a second pass/ cleanup where there is no drawing behind the wall. That would be my approach

[@JimPAnimation]

Now a days with many software you can animate a character and then use masks to put the live action back on top of parts of the animation.

[@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is good but Ralph Bakshi is the originator. He’s the true pioneer imo

[@THEROOFDE]

But what did you use to do that? Is there an app?

[@tangmoza1000]

3:01 that's Theodore from "her"

[@zeusjanseng.lujares7428]

Actual guide starts 4:22

[@andrewlukes9458]

Ever hear of Mary poppins, probably not I mean it’s not like it’s a rly famous movie or anything, but fr ur vids pretty sick

[@perlamunoz2707]

Thank you!

[@stephystuff2955]

Please money is tight! Do you have any other alternative softwares that have this

[@JimPAnimation]

Blender or opentoonz

[@whothetechknows]

Nice post

[@theLoveInUrEyes]

what software do you think Kpop vgk use in their video, is that available in Davenci Resolves, where are those character come from? plz help

[@edouardsteeve4973]

Thud thank you danm much

[@vforvlog66]

Can you tell me.. Which is best software for pc to make animation from video refrens.. Like flipaclip in mobile ?

[@mystixworkshop1289]

ITS A JOLLY HOLIDAY WITH MARY!

[@volvoxshorts8601]

Is there any way to do this on iPad with an Apple Pencil?

[@naikmanthan1903]

Hey Would you like to collaborate with me to make a video where I want to blend 2D and live action

[@somethingaboutnothing4450]

Pov: ur watching this four years later and still don't know how

[@zoedotexejen]

can you use other animating softwares aside After Effects? would love to hear some answers. :D

[@JohnJewel]

I.will.be.working on a.mixed.2d.animation and a live action street performer.

[@Minato_Akiyama03]

I'm trying to draw my live action into 2d on my procreate but it's hard because all I can see is just onion or multi blurry scene which I can't use sincee it gives me an headache. Can you give us the tutorial how to use them properly in Ipad?

[@isaacfritsch]

Can i do all those things with blender?

[@fzidx]

What is the black amd white animation look like 3d effect

[@princessverzo7697]

What app did u use

[@maryorario]

I can do this with ToonBoom Harmony instead of Flash, right?

[@HowardWimshurst]

you sure can

[@CaptavianHoliday]

Gorillaz is always amazing with this stuff

[@finnmertens5801]

Hiii i hope someone can help me, my english isnt the best and i didnt understand the software he used, is it just called "flash"? and where can i get it? thanks in advance :)

[@maxwellpms1977]

dude I saw how you integrate live action film to 2D animation, but what about 3D animation how do integrate that? Can I import a video into Maya or Blender and then make the 3D character fallow the story in the program or something? How do i do it. tks

[@fraukedevry5077]

I have a question. I love this video, But the Reading I watched it was because I’m struggling with an artistic choice for my shortfilm. I want to add 2D drawn eyes on live action footage and my teachers are telling me to use trackers so I can put the animation on the trackers. But I’m wondering what would be more work... I’ve never done anything like using trackers in video but I have done frame by frame animation. What do you think would be most interesting to do?

[@Rens_insanity]

did he say doby flash or adobe flash?

[@kas19932]

just a quick question, so you used adobe after effect and flash only?

[@TheBFHmontage]

Kasun Alahakoon he used after effects to covert the video into a image sequence then he used flash to animate over the image sequence

[@trinitech6868]

I like u i subbed cus ur awsome

[@akil3881]

Awesome

[@pearlcastro3688]

Are you using a drawing tablet? Or just a PC..?

[@닉-f2f]

Love.how to basic you do

[@RavenCroftLoft]

Hey man I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time but I’m not sure what software to purchase and use. What I want to do is a channel that does current events news and gaming stuff but I want to spice it up by having my raven/image icon make appearances. What would be the beat way to achieve this goal.

[@ReKe727]

awesome

[@Mike-vv7dg]

How is the opposite done, as in taking a video of someone fighting then add him into animated world and add 2d bad guys hes fighting.

[@thorandestroyer5832]

This seems like something you'd need a green screen for

[@i_nilanshu]

which software you use to transform the video into animation...?

[@ryanhowell4492]

I love it

[@deepfriedewok]

am i missing it or did you mention how to motion track the animation with the live action? That's the difference between animation merged with live action and motion graphics aligned with video.

[@redcronojm]

Genki Rockets-Heavenly Star!

[@CaptainOzzies]

what flash program do you use for this?

[@armanraakeshhsingh8761]

What is the name of the software used?

[@VVesteria]

I can’t seem to find proper alternatives to this, I’d love to do something like this once I find a proper method. I don’t even know what this is called

[@stephystuff2955]

do you have any other Alternatives, other than Photoshop, that can do the same method? money is so tight

[@HowardWimshurst]

Krita is free and Paintstorm studio is extremely cheap and they have sales regularly

[@talking-topic8756]

I want learn about it, How ???

[@inuyashakunakikochan]

FreeLife - Topic join his Patreon

[@thane5_3d]

i would probably just import a h.264 movie directly into Animate, it wont be exported but it seems like a much easier method to me

[@HowardWimshurst]

i tried it once and i didn't like how flash handled it but that was cs5 (which was a terrible update) maybe by now they have made importing mp4 files better