Abstract “Blendshapes”, a simple linear model of facial expression, is the prevalent
approach to realistic facial animation. It has driven animated characters in Hollywood films …

We present a real-time performance-driven facial animation system based on 3D shape
regression. In this system, the 3D positions of facial landmark points are inferred by a …

Rigging is the process of setting up a group of controls to operate a 3D model, analogous to
the strings of a puppet. It plays a fundamental role in the animation process as it eases the …

Animating a newly designed character using motion capture (mocap) data is a long standing
problem in computer animation. A key consideration is the skeletal structure that should …

We propose a method that extracts sparse and spatially localized deformation modes from
an animated mesh sequence. To this end, we propose a new way to extend the theory of …

We propose the first system for live dynamic augmentation of human faces. Using projector‐
based illumination, we alter the appearance of human performers during novel …

Film-quality characters typically display highly complex and expressive facial deformation.
The underlying rigs used to animate the deformations of a character's face are often …

The invention discloses a method for real-time face animation based on single video
camera. The method tracks 3D loca tions of face feature points in real time by adopting a …

Skinning algorithms that work across a broad range of character designs and poses are
crucial to creating compelling animations. Currently, linear blend skinning (LBS) and dual …

While facial capturing focuses on accurate reconstruction of an actor's performance, facial
animation retargeting has the goal to transfer the animation to another character, such that …