While the actors are dubbing the characters, the animators led by Roman Hsu are also busy designing the styling of these characters. The producer must first draw countless drafts with a pencil to outline the details of the character's facial expressions. PDI uses the new software they developed to achieve innovative results. In the past, the facial expressions of computer animation characters were made by deformation methods. The software designed by PDI can simulate the movements of the bones, muscles, fat and skin of the human face according to the complex human body structure, showing a more realistic and natural appearance. Effect. A character’s face has more than 300 independent control elements, including muscle contraction, bone movement, eye rotation and eyelash blinking, etc. Each independent element has nearly a hundred combinations.
Antz background creation
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Extended Reading
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Barbatus: Don't make my mistake, kid. Don't follow orders your whole life. Think for yourself.
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Bala: Haven't I seen you somewhere before?
Z: Well, maybe, then again, maybe not, and then again... yowch.
Bala: [recognizing his line from the night before] That's it. You're the guy from the bar.
Z: Shhh.
Queen: Bar? What bar?
Bala: I... danced with this guy at the bar the other night. He was just a worker, then.
Queen: What were you doing at a bar?
General Mandible: Precisely what I want to know.
Bala: No. This isn't about me. I mean, Look at this worker. Look what he's done.
Z: I think - I think you're thinking of someone else. After all, I am a soldier.
Bala: Exactly. You *were* a worker, but now you're a war hero.
Queen: He's a worker?
General Mandible: A worker danced with my fiance?
Z: F-fiance? Hey, w-wait a minute. Th-this is not how it looks. I-I can explain this... hey, SHE was the one making all the moves.