| masterofmystery | 10-12-2010 08:45 PM |
New Bellatrix Deathly Hallows I video game promo, info on character facial coding
EA have released a new still of Bellatrix Lestrange in Malfoy Manor from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I video game, with a striking resemblance to Helena Bonham Carter, who plays the villainous role on screen. EA also explained how expressions on the characters' faces were created digitally. http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/...atrix_news.jpg Quote:
The Facial Action Coding System (FACS) has been used in many groundbreaking films and games and it allows us to accurately reproduce a wide range of emotions, such as happiness, anger, shock and surprise. This, in combination with animated wrinkle maps, allows us to recreate in precise detail the very different ways in which each character expresses those emotions.
“With the new FACs technology, for the first time we can create realistic facial expressions that capture each character’s emotions in their own individual way,” says Mario D’Onofrio, the Technical Art Director on the new game. “Many of the details that go into our facial animation are very subtle, but they really define the nature of a character. The way Bellatrix shows anger, for example, is very different to how any other character shows anger.”
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“The characters are really tested in the new game and go through a range of emotions,” explains Mario. “The new facial system allows us to show that emotion, helping you really see and feel what our heroes are going through on their dangerous quest.”
| The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One video game is set to be released on November 9, 2010 in the U.S. and November 19 in the UK. It can be pre-ordered via the following links:
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