Splice

Image Metrics utilized its proprietary rigging and animation technology to provide 160 seconds of facial animation for the Young Dren character in Warner Bros' "Splice" horror film, released June 4, 2010. To create the Young Dren, footage of the actress who plays adult Dren in the film was captured in at Toronto’s Core Digital studio in just one day. Using a rig that controlled the cheeks, eyes, eyebrows and massive forehead, five animators and four trackers from Image Metrics completed a first pass of animation for the young character. Many shots were altered in art direction from the original timings to achieve Director Vincenzo Natali’s vision. Image Metrics’ animation team crafted advanced and refined the animation for more believable movements to deliver exactly what Natali envisioned for the character.

• Client: C.O.R.E Digital
• Release Date: June 4, 2010
• Seconds of Animation: 160
• Quality Level: Premiere
• Characters Animated: 1 – Young Dren