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).
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.