Waking Life

Origins

Waking Life is a visually distinct animated film that combines digital and hand-drawn animation techniques, creating a dreamlike and ethereal visual style. Released in 2001, the film gained fame for its unique rotoscoping animation process, wherein live-action footage was filmed and then traced over by animators to give the characters and scenes a surreal and constantly shifting appearance. Waking Life explores philosophical concepts and existential ideas through its visually captivating and fluidly animated sequences.