Roto-scoping and plate preparation are the starting points for most of MPC’s VFX shots

Roto-scoping is the systematic and painstaking job of isolating a specific object from a photographic plate. If a VFX shot has not been filmed on green screen and it requires an element to be put into the background of a plate, - ie behind the actors in the foreground – the roto team digitally cuts out the foreground actors by hand, frame by frame.

Plate preparation is essential to VFX. It is often necessary to have specialised rigs in place when we shoot - wires, safety equipment, crew, lights, camera – the prep team paint all of this way, so as you would never realise it was there.