film and visual effects
If you need to faithfully translate the facial performance of any actor into animation, then you should consider Image Metrics. Our performance-driven facial animation process has been featured in every type of production, from CG feature films to visual effects for live action movies. Our character animation experience includes everything from photorealistic creatures and humans, to cartoon-style animals from worlds both real and imaginary. Used by some of the biggest names in entertainment, such as Sony, Digital Domain, Rhythm and Hues and others, Image Metrics is well-known for professionally and quickly bringing a director's vision to life.
Benefits
- The proprietary process captures greater facial detail, including eye and lip movements, as well as subtle textures, wrinkles and movements.
- There is no need for costly equipment or cumbersome keyframing.
- The easy capture and approval process enables directors to maintain more artistic control from capture to final animation.
- The lack of markers and makeup is more cost-effective and less time-consuming than other approaches.
What Our Clients Say
"Image Metrics’ revolutionary technologies for performance-driven character animation require neither complex motion-capture hardware, nor specialist technical knowledge. Their animation solutions put the performer at the heart of the process, dramatically enhancing the creativity and reducing post-production time.
"It is this type of innovation that will again allow us to present to the consumer, stories that could not otherwise be told."
John Landau, Academy Award Winning Producer (James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment)
“A 20-fold increase in productivity.”