**Character Rigger Needed — Animated Short Film (Unreal Engine 5)**

@muhammads867

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@Aaleen110

I understand you require a UE5-compatible full body skeleton and weighting for Beck, a young Bigfoot character, with a focus on expressive facial animation through ARKit blend shapes rather than phonemes. I successfully rigged a similarly proportioned creature for a short film, achieving nuanced emotional range with a custom facial rig. I will build a Maya skeleton, ensuring proper joint placement for Beck's unique proportions, and then export it as a UE5-compatible FBX. For the facial rig, I will create 52 ARKit blend shapes within Maya, directly sculpting them to capture the specific emotional expressions you need. The final output will be a rigged character ready for import into Unreal Engine 5, including skinning and blend shape setup. How will the final blend shapes be tested and iterated upon for emotional nuance before final delivery? Ready to start as soon as you confirm scope.

@CreativeVWriter

Hi, I have carefully reviewed the requirements for the character rigging project for the Pixar-style animated feature film in Unreal Engine 5. With over 3 years of experience in character rigging using Blender, I am confident in my ability to bring Beck, the young Bigfoot, to life with the required emotional expressiveness and non-verbal communication. My approach involves creating a full body skeleton weighted to the mesh, incorporating 52 ARKit facial blend shapes for detailed emotional expression, and ensuring compatibility with Live Link Face through precise naming conventions. I have experience in delivering high-quality rigs for non-humanoid characters, making me well-suited for this project. I am excited about the opportunity to work on such a crucial element of your feature film. I am looking forward to discussing the project further and showcasing my relevant experience in character rigging. I’d love to discuss your project further and answer any questions you may have. Feel free to reach out so we can refine the details together.

@ensarhanturkmen

Hi, Beck's non-humanoid proportions and emotional-only brief are exactly the kind of creature rig I enjoy. Standard humanoid workflows don't apply here and I know that. I've delivered full 52-shape ARKit rigs with Live Link Face compatibility and UE5 FBX imports with correct bone naming and scale. Subtle performance shapes - asymmetric mouth pulls, isolated brow movements - are where I spend most of my time, not broad poses. Happy to share examples. What's your budget range? Best, Ensarhan