Facial Expression Analysis and Synthesis

Realism, however, is often not the goal of animation. Indirect methods introduce a set of abstract parameters between the control signal and the animated character that allows model and animation independence. The animator can tailor the resulting animation with more artistic freedom. Facial gestures are a mid-level representation of facial state that span a representative portion of face space and can be abstracted into higher-level descriptions of facial state such as facial expressions. 248 3.Project Role in Support of IMSC Strategic Plan