Meaning of live action in English

(Definition of live action from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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The friends on video begin to interrupt the live action more frequently.
I do not want to see live action video machines being used for that purpose.
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It is live action that quickens the pulse.
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It used a mix of puppets, live action, and special effects.
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It also appears in the 2004 live action film with an updated design.
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The show uses both live action and animation.
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He is recognized for his eclectic filmic styles and techniques that range from very stylized live action sequences to quirky and often humorous animation segments.
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The process worked equally well for matting-in real water to a model, or a model skyline to live action.
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Tezuka also appears in both the animated and live action movies.
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It uses a hybrid of traditional cel animation and rotoscoped live action footage.
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Prior to 1992, voice-actors could be nominated for their performance in the live action acting categories.
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An animated movie was released in 2005, as well as a live action movie in 2006.
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The live action is included in one of the limited editions of the single.
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The opening sequence (approximately one minute) is animated, and the rest is live action.
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It is almost never in fair territory, presumably due to the risk of interference with live action.
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Translations of live action

in Chinese (Traditional)
實景真人電影…
in Chinese (Simplified)
实景真人电影…
in Spanish
imagen real…
in Portuguese
live action…
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