<p>The VFX breakdown is right in the link in the video that you provide. 
They break it down for you in the youtube video.</p>

<p><div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mOCKLua-F24?start=0"></iframe>
            </div></div></p>

<p>Its masking, feathering, desaturation or levels adjustment. If moving they also key it in 3D space so the images scale properly to objects in space.</p>

<p>Very well done piece.</p>

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eLouai
<p>In <a href="http://vimeo.com/109646378" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> music video, there are some images of famous artists in the view that are animated and look alive.</p>

<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/109646378" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://vimeo.com/109646378</a></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/8fRHg.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>By which technique it can be achieved?
is it a frame-by-frame editing of photos and then apply the resulted 2d animations into the video?</p>

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How to animate a solid face in a video
Farzad
# How to animate a solid face in a video

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-28)

In [this](http://vimeo.com/109646378) music video, there are some images of famous artists in the view that are animated and look alive.

<http://vimeo.com/109646378>

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/8fRHg.jpg)

By which technique it can be achieved?
is it a frame-by-frame editing of photos and then apply the resulted 2d animations into the video?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-29. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

The VFX breakdown is right in the link in the video that you provide.
They break it down for you in the youtube video.

Its masking, feathering, desaturation or levels adjustment. If moving they also key it in 3D space so the images scale properly to objects in space.

Very well done piece.


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