Tech Note

This Tech Note is for those who want to know how to proceed with Facial VFX for a project without having to ask for help, and for those who are interested in facial VFX.

On this page, you can know the following

• How to proceed with “De-Aging/Aging VFX
• What you should do before and during shooting
• How to use Facial VFX, which is still known only by a few people

We have tried to explain the process as simply as possible, so we hope you will find it easy to read.

In order to make this technology something that can be used in a wide range of film productions, we need to make it affordable and ensure that it can be used within a reasonable production timeframe.

In order to achieve results that satisfy our clients on the difficult theme of “human faces”, even in 2024 it is still necessary to spend a lot of money and have a long production timeframe. We are working to alleviate this difficult situation through technological development and our approach to production.

Nowadays, even for productions with tight schedules, Facial VFX is being used, and it is not uncommon for actors to play various ages. We will continue to aim for Facial VFX to become the natural alternative to stand-ins and special makeup.

The greatest strength of Facial VFX is that “the VFX is applied to footage of the actor performing”. Because it makes the most of the actor's performance, both the actor and the director can rest assured. We do not create faces using CG from scratch, and then have animators create facial performances while watching the actor's previous work. The movements of the human face are delicate and complex. It is extremely difficult for someone else to create the facial movements that the actor feels comfortable with.

Facial VFX can also be used to increase the number of films in which actors can appear.

Even if you can't appear in another film because you can't shave your beard while you're filming, we can create an actor's face with no beard.

At Digic, we have a “skin library” with a wide range of skin data. This is because it is possible to create “the person's own skin” using this library and the skills of our facial VFX artists.

We will solve any problems you have with “faces and bodies” in movie.

• Developing the muscles of the actor's body
• Creating skin for bald heads and wigs for bald heads
• Skin adjustment and makeup for high-definition images such as 8K
• Creating skin that looks good when you're in good shape
• Reducing the eeriness of “faces generated by AI

There are more requests for faces and bodies in film production than you might expect. We are continuing to develop in order to meet all of these requests.