Emily, the New Face of Animation

Just a second; simply glance through before you go to the next topic because what’s in your mind is not what you are going to read here. Yes, it is related to animation but it’s completely different from what you think. It’s not yet another animated movie in which Emily O’Brien is lending her voice. What Emily is doing is altogether a different concept known as facial animation in which her face is recreated digitally by converting the measurements of her face into animation. This is being attempted for the first time in the history of computer animation by Image Metrics, a leading animation company.

As part of this project, Emily would be the face of this Computer Generated (CG) character. Each of Emily’s facial expression would be reproduced on this CG ‘Emily’ model so that her fans won’t miss her when they see her ‘clone’ on screen; it will be that real.

It’s not sure what kind of innovative idea they have in mind as we have seen similar kinds of animations before. Who can forget Angelina Jolie mesmerizing everyone seductively in the motion capture computer animated picture, Beowulf? There is no inkling as to the difference between the two but it will be revealed soon as Image Metrics has plans of releasing this at the Siggraph convention scheduled to start in August this year. It’s been heard that Emily will be attending this computer animation festival. In that case, fans of Emily don’t miss this opportunity as you’ll get to see the real Emily and the CG Emily together for the first time at the same venue.

Watch this space for updates!

Comments

Anh Ngoc

Anh Ngọc (1925- ) is a legendary Vietnamese pop male vocalist. Originally from Hanoi, he was brought up in a family consisting of 9 children. He had been given the full name, Từ Ngọc Toản , at birth. His younger brother was the late singer Từ Ngọc Long . In 1947, Anh Ngọc relocated to the imperial city of Huế where he worked as a singer for the local radio station for nearly two years at the personal invitation from singer Minh Trang . In 1949, Anh Ngọc relocated to Saigon and began working for Đài Phát Thanh Pháp Á (French Radio Broadcasting Network - Asia) as host and performer. This would be followed by stints at other radio broadcasting network programs based in Saigon such as Đài Phát Thanh Sài Gòn , Đài Mẹ Việt Nam , Đài Tiếng Nói Tự Do and Đài Truyền Hình Việt Nam . His longest tenure was as host and performer on the radio program, Tiếng Nhạc Tâm Tình , from 1960 until the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975 where he had worked with the likes of famous Vietnamese singers

Trường Hải

Trường Hải (1938- ) is a famous Vietnamese singer and songwriter. Tạ Trường Hải was born in 1938 in the town of Sóc Trăng, South Vietnam. At the age of 18, he along with fellow aspiring musician, Thanh Sơn , traveled to Saigon to enter a national singing contest. Trường Hải's performance of the song, Gặp Nhau (written by Hoàng Thi Thơ ), placed him in second behind his friend, Thanh Sơn, who had become the winner of the contest. For the next several years, Trường Hải found work as a guitarist and saxophone player for various bands at some of the top cabarets in Saigon such as Kim Sơn , Hòa Bình and Đại Nam . While working at these nightclubs, Trường Hải began his career as a songwriter. His first published song was Còn Nhớ Tôi Không . Other popular songs written by Trường Hải include Những Chiều Không Có Em , which was originally recorded and made famous by singer Hùng Cường , Nhịp Đàn Vui and Tình Ca Người Đi Biển . In the early 1970s, Trường Hải formed his o

Trizzie Phương Trinh

Trizzie Phương Trinh (1966- ) is a beautiful overseas Vietnamese singer. Born as Nguyễn Thị Phương Trinh on September 2, 1966 in Saigon, South Vietnam, at the age of 13 she resettled with her family in the United States. Trizzie Phương Trinh began her professional singing career while in her early twenties when she was discovered by musician/singer Quốc Sĩ , original founding member of The Magic Band . Instantaneously, Trizzie Phương Trinh was able to garner a large following of loyal fans with her energetic style of live performing, striking beauty and alluring stage presence. She recorded for such labels like Do Ré Mi , Làng Văn and Thúy Anh . Trizzie Phương Trinh became famous for such recordings of songs like Don't Leave Me This Way , Final Countdown , I Don't Like to Sleep Alone and Carrie. She recorded duets with other singers such as Trung Hành , Thái Tài and Đon Hồ . In Orange County, California Trizzie Phương Trinh headlined at various major

celebrity Bios Hub

Search This Blog