{"id":3436,"date":"2020-09-25T21:14:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T01:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melindaozel.com\/?page_id=3436"},"modified":"2026-11-01T15:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T20:42:34","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melindaozel.com\/de\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"Facial Systems &amp; Performance Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf ftf-svc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>\n\/* Services page. 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Team education, pipeline alignment, data infrastructure, and model evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons ftf-svc-btns is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button ftf-button-dark\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#consulting\">Beratung<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button ftf-button-light\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#training\">Training &amp; workshops<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button ftf-button-light\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#work\">Selected work<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-logos\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Teams I&#8217;ve worked with<\/p>\n\n\n\n<picture class=\"ftf-svc-logos__pic\"><source media=\"(max-width: 700px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/client-logos-mobile-3.webp\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/client-logos-1-row-face.webp?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Clients include Epic Games, Industrial Light &amp; Magic, Rodeo FX, Netflix, Meta, Larian, Blizzard, EA, and Metaphysic\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/picture>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-band\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-wrap ftf-svc-main\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section id=\"who\" class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-head\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-head__text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"h-who-i-work-with\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who I work with<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-intro wp-block-paragraph\">Teams building, fixing, or evaluating faces, on screen, in models, and in robots.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-doors\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-win ftf-svc-door\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"ftf-win__bar\"><div class=\"ftf-win__dots\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"ftf-win__title\">film-games<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-door__body\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-film-amp-games\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film &amp; games<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-sub wp-block-paragraph\">For animation, rigging, and character teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rig and blendshape reviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lipsync and speech systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expression systems for creatures and nonhuman characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team training in FACS and facial anatomy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-win ftf-svc-door\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"ftf-win__bar\"><div class=\"ftf-win__dots\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"ftf-win__title\">ai-ml<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-door__body\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-ai-amp-ml\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI &amp; ML<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-sub wp-block-paragraph\">For teams building face-tracking, avatar, and generative video models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expression taxonomies and annotation standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annotator training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data collection and capture planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expert review of model output: expression and lipsync<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-win ftf-svc-door\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"ftf-win__bar\"><div class=\"ftf-win__dots\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"ftf-win__title\">Robotik<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-door__body\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-robotics\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robotics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-sub wp-block-paragraph\">For teams designing faces for humanoid and stylized robots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expression and pose libraries for real-time control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shape audits and co-activation rules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lipsync and speech shapes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workshops on facial anatomy and FACS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"consulting\" class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-head\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-head__text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"h-consulting\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beratung<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-intro wp-block-paragraph\">For teams designing, fixing, or evaluating facial systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button ftf-button-light\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/services\/consulting\/\">Erfahren Sie mehr \u00fcber Beratung<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-cols\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-expression-data\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expression data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-sub wp-block-paragraph\">Entwurf und Bewertung von Datensystemen f\u00fcr den Gesichtsausdruck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strategie der Datenerhebung<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beschriftungslogik<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ROM-Design f\u00fcr zuverl\u00e4ssiges Training und Analyse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-rig-architecture\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rig architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-sub wp-block-paragraph\">Entwurf und Korrektur von Gesichtssystemen f\u00fcr ausdrucksstarke Zuverl\u00e4ssigkeit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bewertung von Rigs, Blendshapes und Korrekturmitteln<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leitlinien f\u00fcr Formgranularit\u00e4t, Splits und Erweiterungen \u00fcber das Standard-FACS hinaus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-speech-dynamics\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speech dynamics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-sub wp-block-paragraph\">Bewertung und Entwurf von sprachgesteuerten Gesichtsbewegungssystemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In-house phoneme and viseme strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>System-Audits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schulungen f\u00fcr automatisierte und hybride Pipelines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"training\" class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-section ftf-svc-split\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-win ftf-svc-win ftf-svc-win--split\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"ftf-win__bar\"><div class=\"ftf-win__dots\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div><span 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class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-head\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-head__text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"h-selected-work\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected work<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-work\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-work__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-film-amp-tv\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film &amp; TV<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Hier<\/em><\/strong> Provided likeness and de-aging direction and curated training data for the AI de-aging of Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Paul Bettany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Beobachte den Himmel<\/em><\/strong> Designed the evaluation framework and quality metrics for expression and lipsync in AI visual dubbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Jane<\/em> (Apple TV+)<\/strong> Developed the expression repertoire for Graybeard, the series&#8217; CG chimpanzee: more than 300 emotional reactions. Covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/13\/arts\/television\/jane-goodall-apple-tv-series.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Gigi &amp; Nate<\/em><\/strong> Developed a FACS-based expression system for Axis Studios&#8217; digital double capuchin. Covered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animationuk.org\/?p=9123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Animation UK<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-work__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-ai-amp-face-tracking\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI &amp; face tracking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meta, Quest Pro face tracking<\/strong> Founding member of the face-tracking team. Defined the expression taxonomy and annotation standards for the eyes, mouth, and full face, and trained the outsourced annotation teams that applied them at scale. Shaped the data collection strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Patents<\/strong> Co-inventor on<a href=\"https:\/\/patents.justia.com\/inventor\/melinda-ozel\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/patents.justia.com\/inventor\/melinda-ozel\"> drei Patente f\u00fcr Avatar-Animation<\/a> and expression tracking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-work__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-robotics-0\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robotics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stylized robot face<\/strong> Co-developed a modular expression and pose library with the art team, built for runtime control by the robot&#8217;s AI, which selects and combines expressions in real time to match speech and emotional context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mechanical robot face<\/strong> Audited the facial shape set. Defined co-activation rules, meaning which shapes may fire together and which combinations to encourage or restrict, and the shape labels used for speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Theme park robotics company<\/strong> Led a three-day workshop on facial anatomy and FACS for a multidisciplinary team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-work__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"h-training\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-work__item wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Studio training<\/strong> Delivered facial anatomy, FACS, and lipsync training for teams at Epic Games, ILM, Netflix, Blizzard, Larian, and Rodeo FX.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-section ftf-svc-about\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ftf-svc-about__img\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/melinda-ozel-headshot.webp?resize=1200%2C1196&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Melinda Ozel\" class=\"wp-image-10914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/melinda-ozel-headshot.webp?w=1990&amp;ssl=1 1990w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/melinda-ozel-headshot.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/melinda-ozel-headshot.webp?resize=1024%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/melinda-ozel-headshot.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/melinda-ozel-headshot.webp?resize=768%2C766&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/melinda-ozel-headshot.webp?resize=1536%2C1531&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/melinda-ozel-headshot.webp?resize=12%2C12&amp;ssl=1 12w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melindaozel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/melinda-ozel-headshot.webp?resize=1320%2C1316&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-about__text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Who you&#8217;d work with<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-melinda-ozel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melinda Ozel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m a facial systems expert working across animation, AI, and robotics. I was a founding member of the Meta Quest Pro face-tracking team and am a co-inventor on three patents in avatar animation. My film and TV work includes AI de-aging on <em>Hier<\/em>, KI-Lippensynchronisation ein <em>Beobachte den Himmel<\/em>, and a 300-reaction expression repertoire for the CG chimpanzee in <em>Jane<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-more wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/who-is-melinda-ozel\/\">Mehr \u00fcber mich<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-section ftf-svc-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"h-questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fragen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-faq__list\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What problems do teams usually bring you?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expressions that look off without an obvious cause, lipsync that drifts from the speech, labels that disagree from one annotator to the next, and robot faces that fall into the uncanny valley.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>When should we bring you in?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As early as possible. Decisions like your expression taxonomy, shape set, or capture plan are easier and cheaper to get right before data is collected or rigs are built. I also work on fixing systems already in production.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How does an engagement start?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a short call to understand the project. I follow up with a written proposal covering scope, deliverables, timeline, and price.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What do you need from us to get started?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examples of what you&#8217;re working with, such as rig shapes, model output, data samples, or robot footage, plus your goals and constraints.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How is work priced?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most projects are fixed scope, with set deliverables and a timeline. Ongoing or iterative work may be billed hourly.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What do deliverables look like?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on the project: annotated review reports, shape and pose specifications, annotation guidelines, evaluation rubrics, or training materials and recordings.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ftf-svc-section ftf-svc-cta\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 id=\"h-already-have-a-project-in-mind\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Already have a project in mind?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ftf-svc-intro wp-block-paragraph\">Or just a specific question. 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