Roto is a very basic and important lession for vfx artist this is a key based animation of mask
A compositor has many responsibilities for the successful completion of a shot.. Almost every
greenscreen or live action plate that requires a background changed out needs roto. Just animate
key frame it through the motion of its arc and the pivot point of the pendulum and line it up at the
extreme ends. Rotoscoping is used to capture realistic human movement by drawing over film footage of live actors.
Here some expamele and site link where u can find good tutorials
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/oconnell_pete/roto.php
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/swanson_grant/sin_city1/video-tutorial.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJN5dupNdNA&feature=related
watch it....i will give u some new link when i gotThe Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight Saga)