ðə sˈoːɹs fˈɪlm kæn biː dᵻɹˈɛktli kˈɑːpɪd fɹʌm ˈæktɚz ˈaʊtlaɪnz ˌɪntʊ ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd dɹˈɔːɪŋz, æz ɪnðə lˈɔːɹd ʌvðə ɹˈɪŋz jˌuːˈɛs, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, ɔːɹ jˈuːzd ɪn ɐ stˈaɪlaɪzd ænd ɛkspɹˈɛsɪv mˈænɚ, æz ɪn wˈeɪkɪŋ lˈaɪf jˌuːˈɛs, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ænd ɐ skˈænɚ dˈɑːɹkli jˌuːˈɛs, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
The source film can be directly copied from actors' outlines into animated drawings, as in The Lord of the Rings (US, 1978), or used in a stylized and expressive manner, as in Waking Life (US, 2001) and A Scanner Darkly (US, 2006).