[Shane Benson]

Thanks Dave for the info. In the past, I have done tons of roto before. Usually when I didnt have a chroma key, or a premade alpha matte.

I have already created a test shot (animation) of a small crater type hole in the ground, and it worked nicely. The whole idea has not been put on paper yet, (as you suggested), but it has been discussed between myself, and my cousin who is helping and will probably be the one crawling out of the crater.

If i have to roto, then thats not a big deal. Ive done worse. The main problem is that im not sure how to shoot the footage… such as, should the actor crawl out of a real hole, or should he climb of up a wall, and then the roto’d key will be placed with the crater.

I know this will be a rather large undertaking, but im always up for a challenge, and to learn something new.