P1. RESEARCH ROTOSCOPING

For the first AO of the Visual Effects unit you must understand and analyse the use of 3 different effects types. We've done MATTE and GREEN SCREENING - the last will be ROTOSCOPING.

Write on your blog a response to the following:

1) Find a definition and briefly explain what rotoscoping is.

2) Plot out a brief history of rotoscoping describing the key points in its development and use in film and TV.

Have a look at the articles here, here and here.

3) Find a use of it in a film and analyse why it was used, how it was used and critique the final piece (is it convincing etc). To help you with this, have a look at either Scanner Darkly or one of Ralph Bakshi's rotoscoped animations (Lord of the Rings 1978, Fire & Ice 1983). 


4) How could we use rotoscoping in After Effects and for what effect would it be a useful too (CLUE: think about the ROTOBRUSH and the floating banana).

MAKE SURE YOU PUSH YOURSELF IN TERMS OF A RESPONSE - DOES IT SOUND LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. EMBED VIDEOS AND IMAGES.