Why we chose this prompt: Harold's whole joke is a smile that hides pain. The model has to hold the forced smile while the eyes and brow do something else, in close-up, without the face drifting or the model adding anything. Conflicting micro-expressions are one of the hardest things to animate.
Keeping framing and lighting fixed. Harold holds his forced smile while his eyes glisten and drift down and his brow tightens, then he snaps eye contact back and widens the smile too far. Static camera, minimal head motion, no morphing, no added objects or text.
Keeping framing and lighting fixed. Harold holds his forced smile while his eyes glisten and drift down and his brow tightens, then he snaps eye contact back and widens the smile too far. Static camera, minimal head motion, no morphing, no added objects or text.