Terminator Face Tracking Effect V2

This is version 2 of my stab at 3d facial tracking, utilizing the classic Terminator Head effect. I have to give all (well maybe not all) but most of the credit to VfxWorld who has an extensive video tutorial series on replicating this effect which can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7151478EE626CFFC&search_query=vfx...

You can find the Terminator model here: http://www.marek-paterczyk.waw.pl/

I used Syntheyes for the tracking, 3dsMax for the modeling, and Photoshop/After Effects for the compositing.

-rg

*Changed a few small things and increased the brightness a bit for youtube.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Ryan Gallion
• terminator
• face tracking
• facial tracking
• head replacement
• visual effects
• syntheyes
• syntheyes tracking

[aghaanantyab]

you have to learn more about color corection

[gallion311]

@aghaanantyab I know what you mean, but that's more related to the shot then any specific color correction technique. It's taken in dull lighting with plain white walls in the background. There's really no amount of color correcting that's going to magically turn this into a dynamic shot .Check my latest clip, where I composite a CG Iron Man helmet into a shot using a Vray HDRI map, I think you'll see an improvement :).

[photonstudios]

hi, nice job. Did you hand animate the eye movement or track the other eye as a separate solve and use that to drive the laser eye? If so could you elaborate a bit? thanks :)

[gallion311]

@photonstudios Hey thanks man. I did end up animating the eye movements by hand, which wasn't as bad as it might sound. The eyes include a convenient "Look At" Helper in Max so all you have to do is move this little gizmo around and the eyes automatically follow it.

Then it was just a matter of scrubbing through the timeline and animating the eye based on the position of my real eye. Also, when shooting the clip I did purposely make decisive & specific movements with my eye, which helped alot.

[DeadZone24]

What Program Did You Use? Just Curious

[gallion311]

It's right up in the description there, but I used Syntheyes 2008 for the tracking, 3dsMax for the skull and stuff, and then After Effects to composite it all together.

I hadn't used Syntheyes before, but I was quite pleased with the workflow and the result.

[shawnstar86]

Tutorial please...

[Rockstarsss]

More blur and then all be awsome man

[AlnerRaySnickers15]

Nice make more!

[64maddness]

DUN DUN DAN DA DUN!

[SSJ5Gohaku]

I say you did quite nicely on this one. Although i must recommend a bit more color correction. maybe darken the whole picture get the mesh to match that atmosphere.

[thekidkuddy]

y the fuck can every body but me do this is pissin me off



[larmannjan]

How did you do the eyes so that move?

[christianyonas]

it looks more like Kano from mortal kombat