This study has addressed several main factors from
the perspective of theory and practice. As a general
discussion, the research briefly outlines the historical
perspectives of digital compositing, and continues to
investigate the current situation of digital compositing
and visual effects industry. Subsequently as an
experiment, a vintage film clip – The Lavendar Hill mob
(1951) has been chosen for this experimental project
with an animated CG character was utilized by through a
series of practical aspects. The study covered analyses
and discussions on analyzing footage, rotoscoping,
producing clean plates, 3D camera tracking, creating
CGI models, setting virtual lights, multi-pass rendering
and final compositing, etc. As a result of comparing with
current industry standards, the quality of the final project
is intended not only for demonstration purpose, but also
to reach a level of professionalism in line with current
industry standards.