In a variation from this and inspired by Fleischer, Walt Disney's first directorial efforts, years before Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was born in 1927 and Mickey Mouse in 1928, were the live-action animated Alice Comedies cartoons, in which a young live-action girl named Alice interacted with animated cartoon characters.
The 1964 film Mary Poppins gained significant notoriety for its blend of live action and animation,[5] with an extensive sequence located "inside" a street painting, including Dick Van Dyke dancing with penguin waiters.
[5] The genre broke new ground again with Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988,[5] with Disney and Amblin Entertainment producing advanced special effects and photo-realistic interactions among animated characters and live actors.
Memorable moments include the entrance of Jessica Rabbit in the Ink & Paint Club and Bob Hoskins handcuffed to the animated title character.
[citation needed] With live-action and traditional animated films, two negatives were double-printed onto the same release print pre-digitally.
[citation needed] Since the late 1990s, some films have included large amounts of photorealistic computer animation alongside live-action filmmaking, such as the Star Wars prequels, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Avatar franchise.