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Facial Projection Mapping

REAL-TIME FACE TRACKING & PROJECTION MAPPING

Make-upの未来、「顔」に対してのArt、Beauty表現として制作

現在ではオリジナルのシステムに加えセンサーなどを開発し、高精度、ハイクオリティーでの

Facial Projection Mapping技術を開発、実施する。

2014年、処女作となる「OMOTE」をvimeoにて発表

一週間で500万PVを超える再生回数を記録、vimeoの「STAFF PICK」にも選出される。

海外のメディアからも多くの取材を受ける話題作となる。

国内外で賞を受賞

Prix Ars Electronica. COMPUTER ANIMATION / FILM / VFX "Honorary Mentions" (2015)

The Creators Project「Best of 2014」The Year in Projection Mapping

JAPAN VFX AWARD「 イベント・ライブ映像部門」最優秀賞(2014)

Facial Projection Mappingの先駆者として、作品制作を続けている

OMOTE_β Version / REAL-TIME FACE TRACKING & PROJECTION MAPPING

 

PROJECT OMOTE IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN MAKEUP ARTIST HIROTO KUWAHARA AND FRENCH DIGITAL IMAGE ENGINEER PAUL LACROIX,JAPANESE MEDIA ARTIST NOBUMICHI ASAI.

 

PROJECT MEMBERS
HIROTO KUWAHARA (ART DIRECTOR & MAKEUP)

NOBUMICHI ASAI (PRODUCER / DIRECTOR / TECHNICAL PRODUCER)
PAUL LACROIX (TECHNICAL DIRECTOR / PROGRAMMER - TRANSIT DIGITAL WORKS)
JIN HASEGAWA (CG DESIGNER - SPADE) 
TAKASHI ISHIBASHI (CG DESIGNER - SPADE)

 

SPECIAL THANKS
AYAKA MOTOYOSHI (PRODUCTION MANAGER -P.I.C.S.)
KOJI KOJIMA(PRODUCER)
AYA KUMAKURA (PRODUCTION MANAGER)
KAZUHIRO NAKAMURA (COLORIST - McRAY)
KENJI NAKAZONO (PHOTOGRAPHER - CREATIVE STUDIO WORKS)
KIMIHIRO MORIKAWA (PHOTOGRAPHER - SHOOTING & LIGHTING)
RHEA TOR’S INC.
DAN (STYLIST)
K.FURUMOTO (HAIR - &´S MANAGEMENT)
YUKA SEKIMIZU (MODEL - SATORU JAPAN)
SPICE (OPTITRACK MOTION CAPTURE SENSOR)
HIROSHI SATO (PROJECTOR INSTRUMENTS - AMSA)

​『Merci』MV
神様、僕は気づいてしまった (2018)

Collaboration with Facial mapping (from P.I.C.S.)

 

「神様、僕は気づいてしまった」×「Facial mapping」 Special Site https://www.pics.tokyo/works/fmfrompics/

 

Technical Director : Paul Lacroix

Art Director & Make up : Hiroto Kuwahara

 

Director:ZUMI

 

Cast:Sana Hoshimori

Cinematographer:Masatoshi Toyono

Lighting:Motoki Tanaka

Stylist:Hideaki Tatemastu

Hair :Tomoya Shimizu

Mask: Norio Nishihara

Colorist:Haruka Okutsu

Producer:Yae Doi Production

Manager:Sho Takahashi

EMPARA-Mi "The Come Down" Music Video (2016)
EMPARA-Mi x Facial Mapping

 

Director - CHRIS TURNER
Producer - ALEXANDER PRESTON

Executive Producer - JOE WALKER

<Facial Mapping>

Technology - Paul Lacroix
Direction - Hiroto Kuwahara

Producer - Yae Doi
AnimationDirection - Toru Takahashi
3D modeling - Shohei Hayashi
Graphics - Army of Few
Reflective and Water Effects - Paul Lacroix
Texture shooting - Sohei Yanaoka
3D print - Kenshi art / ijet
Disital make up - Hiroto Kuwahara
Hair Make assistant - Asuka Fukuda
Production Assistant - Akari Tomita
Coordination - Alain Bosshart

Production - P.I.C.S.

FACE HACKING / REAL-TIME FACE TRACKING & PROJECTION MAPPING

 

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Producer / Technical Director: Nobumichi Asai [OMOTE]
Makeup Artist / Face Director: Hiroto Kuwahara [OMOTE]
Technical Director / System Architecct: Paul Lacroix [OMOTE](P.I.C.S. TECH management)
Director: YKBX
Music: Evala
CG Producer: Toshihiko Sakata
CG Director: Kazuhiro Kobayashi
CG Designer: Kentaro Koyaku(PictREGO)
CG Designer: Shintaro Noda
CG Designer: Naofumi Yamamoto
Colorist: Kazuhiro Nakamura(McRAY)

 

Client

Fuji Television Network, Inc.

FACIAL HACKING (2017)
Japanese promotion of "GHOST IN THE SHELL" (Paramount Pictures Japan)

<Facial Mapping>

Technology - Paul Lacroix
Direction - Hiroto Kuwahara


Production - P.I.C.S.

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