1. A method for producing a blended video sequence that combines a still image and a video image sequence including a plurality of video frames, comprising: designating a first face in the still image; designating a second face in the video image sequence; using a data processor to automatically detect a series of video frames containing the designated second face; using a data processor to automatically identify a video frame that is suitable for transitioning from the first face into the second face; using a data processor to automatically produce a transition image sequence in two stages, wherein the first stage involves a rigid transformation of the still image and the second stage involves a non-rigid transformation of the first and second faces; producing the blended video sequence by concatenating a plurality of video frames formed from the still image, the transition image sequence, and a plurality of video frames from the video image sequence; and storing the blended video sequence in a processor accessible memory.