kəmpjˈuːɾɚɹ ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn jˈuːzd tə mˌeɪk mˈoːɹ ɛksplˈɪsɪt ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ʃˈædoʊ θˈiəɾɚ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ʌvðə sˈaʊθiːst ˈeɪʒən wˈeɪæŋ kjˈʊlɪt stˈaɪl baɪ ˈædɪŋ vˈɪzᵻbəl ɹˈɑːdz tə ðə kˈæɹɪktɚz wˌɪtʃ ɐpˈɪɹ təbi ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ðˌɛm aɪɹˈɑːnɪkli, ɪn sˌiːdʒˌiːˈaɪ, ɪɾ ɪz ðɪ ˈʌðɚ wˈeɪ ɹˈaʊnd.
Computer animation has also been used to make more explicit reference to shadow theatre – particularly of the Southeast Asian wayang kulit style – by adding visible rods to the characters which appear to be operating them (ironically, in CGI, it is the other way round).