Punjab PSEB Sr. Sec. NSQF Media (Roto Artist) case studies
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The PSEB Senior Secondary NSQF examination in Media: Roto Artist is a Punjab School Education Board vocational qualification for Class 12 students training for entry-level work in visual effects. It certifies that a candidate can isolate moving subjects from live-action footage by drawing and animating splines, produce clean mattes and garbage masks, remove rigs and unwanted objects, and hand shots to a compositor that drop into a plate without visible seams. The Punjab PSEB Sr. Sec. NSQF Media (Roto Artist) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,274 words.
1Curly Hair, Motion Blur and a 96-Frame Hero Shot
You are a roto artist at a mid-sized VFX studio in Mohali. Shot A010 is 96 frames at 4096×2160, 24 fps: a woman with curly hair turns her head against a green screen.
724 words, about 4 min2The Log Plate, the 8-Bit Alpha and the Magenta Fringe
You are roto lead on a 72-frame shot, 2048×858, delivered as log-encoded ProRes 4444. The comp department works in linear half-float EXR.
649 words, about 3 min3The Missing Handles and the Two-Frame Retime
You are the delivery coordinator at a small roto vendor. The client ordered shot 110 as frames 1001–1100 with 12-frame handles on each side, naming sh110 roto v###.exr, straight alpha.
646 words, about 3 min4The 02:00 Deadline, the Heater and the Blocked Exit
You are a junior roto artist at a 14-person studio in Ludhiana. A streaming episode is behind schedule, and the supervisor asks everyone to work until 02:00 for the next five days.
632 words, about 3 min5The Free Test, the Borrowed Matte and the WhatsApp Bank Details
You are a freelance roto artist in Amritsar. A Mumbai studio sends you 40 frames from a running commercial and asks you to roto the actor 'as a free test' before they confirm a 600-frame paid job.
623 words, about 3 min