The Art Of Deciphering Facial Expression

'Psychologist Paul Ekman is reputedly the best human lie detector in the world. He has been researching facial expressions for more than forty years. He has learned to move every single muscle in his face at will. Over the years he has created an 'atlas of emotions' with more than ten thousand facial expressions. Ekman's biggest discovery is the 'micro-expression', which shows up on our faces for fractions of a second as an indicator that we're lying and which reveals our true feelings.'

More great info on facial expression here:

// "The Mni Expression" by Mark Walsh and Bobby Podesta

// 'The Human Face' from the BBC (2001)

// The Face: Emotions Revealed

Interview with Animator/Director Mark Walsh

The SplineDoctors blog has come alive after a short hiatus. Checkout the new splinecast interview with Animator/Director Mark Walsh.

// Mark Walsh Podcast via SplineDoctors

 

Interview with Pixar animator/director Mark Walsh

This is an interview with one of my animation teachers Mark Walsh. He's a supervising animator and director at Pixar.

"The Mni Expression" by Mark Walsh and Bobby Podesta

This quick lecture about "The Mini Expression" given by Pixar animators Bobby Podesta and Mark Walsh focuses on observation and slowing down actions in order to analyze them.

via Acme Animation