Facial rigging technology is one of our greatest strengths, creating an optimised foundation for realistic facial animation

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Rigging Services – Facial and Body Rigging Services

facial rigging and body rigging are at the core of our rigging services at Mimic Productions. We believe that rigging services are the foundation for creating a realistic, organic, and production-ready animated character. With years of experience in 3d rigging, character rigging, and creature rigging, our team delivers results trusted by major film, gaming, and virtual production studios worldwide.

Our rigging services are built on decades of expertise. David Bennett, our Founder and CEO, led the facial animation teams for blockbuster films such as Avatar, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Tin Tin. With this background, Mimic Productions has developed a rigging pipeline that is second to none. Whether you require detailed facial rigging, robust body rigging, or complete full body rigging, our solutions provide the technical backbone for any production.

Facial Rigging – Bringing Characters to Life

Facial rigging is fundamental to producing lifelike characters. It is through high-quality rigging services that a digital face can emote naturally, showing subtle expressions that connect with audiences. At Mimic, facial rigging is our greatest strength, forming the backbone of our animation rigging services and 3d rigging expertise.

Blend-Shape Facial Rigging

Blend-Shape facial rigging is the process we use to capture the unique quirks and distinctly human characteristics of a character. For the highest quality animation rigging, we build Blend-Shape facial rigs based on actor expression scans.

This pipeline is a key part of our rigging services, creating the most realistic and personalized rigs available today.

Blend-Shape facial rigging involves modeling or scanning an actor’s poses and expressions, capturing the data within the facial rig. The blend-shapes and expressions are then activated and “blended” by the animator, producing authentic 3d facial expressions. This critical stage of our rigging services allows for a wide range of expressions, combining multiple blend shapes to create highly detailed performances.

Depending on production needs, Blend-Shape facial rigging can include anywhere from 30 (entry level) to 300 (film quality) blend-shapes. If you are working with a limited budget, our rigging services can be customized—we review your performance and advise on the most essential blend-shapes to deliver realism and accuracy without unnecessary costs.

Wrinkle Maps for Added Realism

Our rigging services also include wrinkle map creation, which enhances facial rigging by adding realism to expressions. Wrinkle maps are triggered alongside blend-shapes, giving depth and detail to every smile, frown, or raised brow. Depending on the performance requirements, we design a customized number of wrinkle maps to support your facial rigging, ensuring the highest standard of 3d rigging services.

Body Rigging – Strength and Flexibility in Motion

Body rigging is equally important for believable animation. Our rigging services provide full body rigging systems for humans, animals, and even mythical creatures. We design versatile rigs capable of handling extreme poses while maintaining anatomical accuracy. Our advanced muscle systems make characters look natural and dynamic, even in the most demanding performance sequences.

Mimic Productions also delivers character rigging, creature rigging, and animation rigging optimized for game engines like Unreal and Unity. By combining facial rigging, body rigging, and full body rigging, our rigging services ensure seamless integration into production pipelines, whether for film, games, or real-time applications.

Why Choose Our Rigging Services in Berlin?

Our rigging services are designed to bring digital humans and characters to life. By combining technical precision with artistic detail, we make sure every project achieves the highest possible standard of realism.

At Mimic Productions Berlin, we not only specialize in rigging services but also provide advanced motion capture solutions. If you would like to see our next services or explore motion capture for your production, click below.

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