Characters: consistent characters, built once

Characters found in your story

Open the Characters & Objects workspace to see the cast Chapterframe identified and rendered for you. Select a character to see their details: the reference sheet, a description, and the options for changing them. Check each sheet before rendering video. Every take that includes the character uses it.

Faces and likeness

Choose Create Face to design a character’s face. It can be detailed or deliberately generic, depending on how close you want the camera to get. If the character should resemble a real person, choose Use a Likeness Photo and pick a photo. Only use a likeness you have permission to use.

A voice for each character

Each character can have their own voice. Choose Voice… to pick one, so that lines spoken by that character sound the same throughout the chapter.

Turnaround videos

You can also render a turnaround video: a short, silent clip that circles the character in 360°. The video shows an example of Hannibal, rendered for another chapter. When rendering, a turnaround shows the model the character from every side, which makes them clearer than a single image.

There is a trade-off. A render can use only a limited number of turnaround videos, while it can take more reference images. For a scene with several characters, images may give you more references overall.

Practise it

These lessons turn the video into step-by-step exercises with troubleshooting notes:

• Build character and object references: Review the discovered cast, accept reference sheets and link recurring props to the right takes.
• Keep or change the performance: Review source audio, choose optional character voices and correct timing before image generation.