Removing object to reveal text

Afternoon All
I have a piece of footage where a car mechanic opens a bonnet to revel the cars engine. It's a wide angle with the mechanic in front of the bonnet (if this helps). I'm looking to reveal text underneath the bonnet as it is lifted and the mechanic moves out of shot. Is this doable?

It's too bad the mechanic has on a virtually black jumpsuit; your task would be sooooo much easier with a lighter-colored one. Any chance of re-shooting with lighter clothing?
Here's why: there is almost ZERO difference between the jumpsuit and the interior of the engine compartment. Your task becomes one of animating a mask that moves precisely as the jumpsuit moves on a frame-by-frame basis.... but how do you tell where the jumpsuit ends and the engine compartment begins? With a lighter-colored jumpsuit, Rotobrush could do the chore in several minutes... as opposed to the days it would take you to get the mask right.
If you can't re-shoot, you could TRY Rotobrush, but I don't predict much success. Rotobrush is pretty darn good at separating subject from background, but it can't work miracles; it appears that this shot as shown to us would take a miracle.
And of course, what Mylenium, Rick and Todd have told you is take-it-to-the-bank true. I merely point out a way that the job could be made much easier.

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