ðə tɛknˈiːk wʌz ɹᵻvˈaɪvd, nˈeɪmd ænd hˈaɪli ɹᵻfˈaɪnd wɪð pɹɪsˈɪʒən ænd kəntɹˈoʊl ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z baɪ kˌælɪfˈoːɹniəˈɔːɹɪɡən ˈænɪmˌeɪɾɚ dˈeɪvɪd dˈænjəlz, ɐ pˈæst ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt ʌv wɪl vˈɪntən, ɪn hɪz sˈɪkstiːnmˈɪnɪt ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlm bˈʌz bˈɑːks.
The technique was revived, named and highly refined with precision and control in the mid-1980s by California-Oregon animator David Daniels, a past associate of Will Vinton, in his 16-minute short film Buzz Box.