removing objects

A clean plate isn’t just a technical need — it’s storytelling precision. In this project, I performed professional object removal and plate cleanup using Nuke and Mocha to achieve invisible VFX across dynamic shots, preserving motion, lighting, and texture.

To seamlessly remove unwanted elements — including people, gear, reflections, and logos — from real footage without disrupting the natural flow of the scene. The final result should look like nothing was ever there.

Foundry Nuke – core compositing and cleanup workflow

Mocha Pro – planar tracking, rotoscoping, and stabilization

Nuke RotoPaint – frame-by-frame painting and clean patching

1. Plate Analysis & Tracking

Analyzed camera movement and surface geometry

Used Mocha Pro’s planar tracking to follow walls, floors, and ground planes

Exported data into Nuke for stabilized cleanup

2. Object Removal Techniques

Combined RotoPaint, ClonePatch, and FrameHold with animated masks

Painted clean areas manually or using tracked patches

In dynamic areas, used temporal patching and grain-matching to hide signs of cleanup

3. Motion Consistency

Ensured shadows, reflections, and parallax were preserved post-removal

Matched background lighting and soft gradients with animated masks and graded elements

4. Final Polish

Re-added original camera motion to the cleaned plate

Added subtle lens grain, DOF, and color corrections for seamless blending

Rendered clean 10-bit ProRes or 16-bit EXR output for further grading