From my experience, the only way to do this for free is to bloat the pre-existing mouth creating the illusion of movement. This can be a problem, however, for faces with expressions or open mouths. So the only way to be able to do mouth animation for every face is true animated lip sync, which is what I’ve always preferred anyway. After years of tirelessly trying to create this effect with an endless amount of programs and techniques, I came to the revelation that there is just simply no way to create this effect without Adobe After effects. The modern Creative Cloud version of this program is a $20 a month subscription, but the older, standalone Create Suite edition is available on Ebay for about $120. I finally broke down and bought it, and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. There’s a number of tutorials on the internet on how to create this effect in AE, every person having there own method. I kind of created my own method with the help of these tutorials, but it was a major project. Before you get too caught up in mouth animation, though, I would recommend continuing to improve your craft as a brickfilmer. Mouth animation doesn’t make a good movie. Sure, it can make a good movie even cooler, but it can’t make a poor movie enjoyable. If you’d like more information on this though, you’re welcome to PM me about it.
Last edited by Brickman (January 15, 2021 (06:00am))