Rotoscoping

Rotoscoping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHqc0fgMT-E&feature=youtu.be

I created this short clip of a person moonwalking with the use of rotoscoping. This process involves filming a piece of live action footage, uploading it and drawing over it so get the effect of animation. It is key to draw over each frame or every second frame to get this effect. The file was a .mov file so I converted the file using a converting program online to make it into a FLV file for web use. After I had done this, I imported the short clip into Flash CC to begin the process of rotoscoping it. 

Firstly, I created another layer above the layer with the video clip on it. This had to be done so that I could delete the layer with the video clip afterwards and achieve the above effect. I began drawing on every two to three key frames, making sure to press F6 and delete the onion skin to draw over the footage each time. It was a tedious process but I like the effect that I ended up with!