Hollywood actors morph
I love those YouTube morph things.
Here’s one that features Hollywood actors. When I first watched it, I noticed that—even though I’m not a huge moviegoer—I still recognized the majority (although not all) of the actors.
During the video, my attention was riveted on the eyes, which appear to lead the transformations before the rest of the face follows. Most of the actors seem to naturally fall into one of several categories: pretty boys with dead eyes; less-pretty men with lively, mischievous eyes; guys with angry eyes; and a few sad-eyed or puzzled chaps.
Take a look:
My favorite category is that second one: less-pretty men with lively, mischievous eyes. Two of the best exemplars are the young James Cagney (at 0:10); Clark Cable with a crooked grin (at 0:25); and, most particularly, Steve McQueen at the height of his fame (1:41).
And speaking of eyes:
I watched the 1st video 2 times, and still couldn’t find Bruce. It’s discrimination!
Speaking of grin…he is totally in the category of “less pretty with mischievous eyes”.
The moments of “in between” one face in transition to another are sometimes truly horrifying; beauty is one narrow line from the ugly.
Nicely done, but I don’t recognize the majority of the actors depicted.
Vanderleun linked to a similar morphing of actresses awhile back, and for some odd reason, I found them much more recognizable and memorable.
I liked them. I found it of interest that both chose to have Bach as the background music. When watching at art film back in the 1970s, I was surprised to hear the same Two Part Invention [ #4 in D Minor,BWV 775] that was in this video, played in the movie. Both played it better than I did.
Hey, I was pretty gratified to see that I could easily fit my mug into the string anywhere along the line…though probably into that ugly transition phase mentioned by Tatyana.
Very nice look at some favorite actors. Thanks.
I heard an NPR interview not long ago with a ?neurologist, now suffering from a retinal tumor, who has lost his 3d vision – everything’s 2d. He said that he’d read Van Gogh’s eyes were so wide-set that it would’ve been nearly impossible for him (Van Gogh) to see in 3d – and that this was also the case for a number of other artists. He opined that perhaps their “flat” vision was what made them masters in a 2d art form.
The Van Gogh morphing was WILD.
There is something about Van Gogh’s eyes. I don’t know whether it’s distrust or suspicion that I see, but they do not show much of a range of expression– no twinkles, no wonder, no warmth.
Jamie: That was Oliver Sacks.
BTW, he can’t recognize faces; another weird neurological deficit.
Re the actors: they used to be MUCH better looking. [sigh]
Mid-morph could be any current nondescript actor you see on TV in their promo ad and you say “Who’s that?”
LAG: luckily, you are not earning your bread selling your face (or are you?)
A quirk in my vision means I’ve never been able to see in three dimensions. I’ve been drawing all my life, and have often wondered whether the two-dimensional way I’m forced to see the world has anything to do with the compulsion I feel to record it that way.
I’m not sure how this eye spacing or vision quirkiness renders a person unable to see 3D. I’m pretty confident that even when i close one eye i see in three dimensions. Maybe i’m just off base on what 3D really is?