Removing a cord from the background?

[Michael Carter]

This is one serious technique. Have you done this with success before?

In reality, it's very very simple (As described anyway) - on a shot-by-shot case it may work, it may not.

I did a green screen music video with lots of handheld work and had to key in backgrounds that matched camera moves. Stabilize, build the scene, parent the camera to the stabilized footage (because stabilized footage is actually "moving" to appear stable, the camera follows it).

The great thing about this technique is you can add background and foreground elements that move with parallax, giving you a great sense of depth and space - all based on your layers' distance from the camera. But repairs to a plate - they stay at the same distance as the plate and will stay "glued" to it.