• Understanding VFX in film and media

• Roles in a VFX studio: compositor, rotoscope artist, cleanup artist

• Overview of the 2D pipeline – roto → paint → keying → compositing

• File formats, resolutions, and frame rates

• Introduction to project management & shot organization

Practical:

• Identify shot types in film scenes

• Organize a project using standard VFX folder structure

• Introduction to rotoscoping & matte generation

• Types of mattes (Garbage, Holdout, Detail)

• Manual roto, motion blur edges, and feathering

• Tracking-assisted roto in Mocha or Silhouette

• Exporting alpha channels for compositing

Practical:

• Create a moving matte for a character or prop

• Export & use it in a compositing shot

• Purpose of cleanup in VFX shots

• Wire, rig, and unwanted object removal

• Techniques for dust and blemish cleanup

• Patch, clone, and paint tools overview

• Using clean plates effectively

Practical:

• Remove unwanted rigs or trackers from a shot

• Clean a background using paint tools

• Introduction to compositing software (Nuke / After Effects)

• Understanding layers, alpha channels, and blend modes

• Green/blue screen keying basics

• Merging multiple passes and integrating elements

• Light wrap and color correction for realism

Practical:

• Composite keyed footage on a new background

• Match lighting and contrast for realism

• Color correction theory and exposure balance

• Shot-to-shot color matching

• LUTs, gamma, and color spaces

• Matching CG or practical plates visually

Practical:

• Match colors between multiple scenes

• Create a warm or cinematic grade using color tools

• Export formats and file sequences (EXR, TIFF, DPX)

• Frame naming, render settings, and review process

• Quality check (QC) for roto edges, compositing seams, or flicker

• Project handoff documentation

Practical:

• Render a final composited sequence for review

• Perform QC and fix common visual errors