Editing Live action (section)

== Overview ==
As the normal process of making visual media involves live action, the term itself is usually superfluous. However, it makes an important distinction in situations in which one might normally expect animation, such as when the work is adapted from a [[video game]], or from an [[animated cartoon]].{{cn|date=June 2023}}

The phrase "live action" also occurs within an animation context to refer to non-animated characters. In a [[live-action animated film]] such as ''[[Space Jam]]'', ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', or ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' in which [[human]]s and cartoons co-exist. In this case, the "live-action" characters are the "real" actors, such as [[Michael Jordan]], [[Bob Hoskins]] and [[Julie Andrews]], as opposed to the animated "actors", such as [[Roger Rabbit|Roger]] and [[Jessica Rabbit]].{{cn|date=June 2023}}

As use of [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI) in films has become a major trend, some critics, such as Mark Langer, have discussed the relationship between live action and animation. New films that use computer-generated [[special effect]]s can not be compared to live-action films using [[cartoon]] characters because of the perceived realism of both styles combined.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6UMBAAAQBAJ |title=The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood |last=McMahan |first=Alison |date=August 21, 2014 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-0-13-210475-3 |chapter=Hollywood's Transition to CGI |access-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref>