1.  I wanted live action, not polite conversation and chicken cordon bleu.

2.  In the past, to the horror of soccer purists, broadcasters have cut away from live action for commercial breaks.

3.  Analysts said the broadcast and theme park businesses were strong, but several disappointing live action films hurt the Creative Content unit.

4.  An astonishing mixture of live action and stop-motion animation populate the film.

5.  And by relying so much on live action, Svankmajer loses much of the bizarre, imagistic power of his earlier work.

6.  And G-rated live action flicks have been virtually non-existent.

7.  Anything on the ground to the infield and it appears as if live action is a slow-motion replay.

8.  As live action ensues, shots just finished are being readied for airing.

9.  As with animation, live action shot for the square television screen has simpler technical requirements than the big-screen variety and is less expensive to complete.