http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic882-lock-eyes-to-camera--eyes-track-objects.aspx Forum - Feedback - Lock Eyes To Camera / Eyes Track Objects - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:44:30 GMT Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:44:30 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic882-lock-eyes-to-camera--eyes-track-objects.aspx Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:44:30 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic882-lock-eyes-to-camera--eyes-track-objects.aspx Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:40:10 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic882-lock-eyes-to-camera--eyes-track-objects.aspx
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I think its a great idea! Its something that has defo been disscussed in the past and its a feature that i think would work well in muvizu as long as we can make it simple to use and fit it into the current workflow]]> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:20:10 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic882-lock-eyes-to-camera--eyes-track-objects.aspx
I have a background in TV puppetry (like the Muppets) and in that medium one of the key elements in creating the illusion of a character's thought and focus is the ability to precisely and deliberately focus the puppet's gaze directly in to the camera, at another character, or another object. And while 3D animation is a different medium, I find that the same principle applies.

I think it would be extremely useful to have the ability to "lock" a character's gaze directly in to the camera, or lock it on an object or person so that they automatically follow its movement. There are scripts to this in other animation programs and I think it would fit nicely with Muvizu's "direct, don't animate" philosophy.

(oh and if there is already a way to do this that I have somehow missed, I'd love to know about it).
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