Academy of arts / University of Nova Gorica / 2020

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In this diploma work I present a detailed analysis of facial expressions in animated film. We talk about different face proportions and explore the fourteen major muscles of facial anatomy in detail. Then we connect them together to explain six basic facial expressions. For this i used medical knowledge, which is the foundation of basic understanding we need for facial expressions. Through animation we analyze in detail individual parts of the face, such as the eyes, eyelids, eyebrows and mouth. We are constantly upgrading their mutual cooperation on various cases. In the last part of diploma I describe my own approach towards making the puppet's head and it's facial expressions. I describe the whole process of making in detail.

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The goal of the diploma thesis was a detailed analysis and understanding of individual muscles, their interaction and the composition of various facial expressions. I wanted to understand the perspective of observing the movement of a human face, responding to certain events, the consequences, how to approach the understanding of facial expressions and how to make the movement as realistic and unobtrusive as possible.

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Bachelor degree thesis are written in Slovenian language.