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"Pixar’s animation system MenV doesn’t use blend shapes, so the digital modelers don’t need reference examples of such facial expressions as smiling, frowning, neutral, and so forth. “With MenV, animators re-sculpt one element at a time,” says Deamer. “They can move each little piece of the face. They don’t blend between a smile and a neutral face; they move the left center of an upper lip. Both methods have their advantages. The MenV advantage is that animators can create really subtle facial movements.”
"When Bird became director, he killed Gusteau and turned him into a figment of Remy’s imagination. Gusteau’s design didn’t change; he just became tiny and transparent. “It was a really great solution,” says Deamer. “We had so many characters and story arcs to tell in one movie. Killing Gusteau solved a lot of problems and we could use [his spirit] as a device to explain things.”
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