NDLI: An Interactive Camera Planning System for Automatic Cinematographer

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Tsai-Yen Li Xiang-Yan Xiao
Copyright Year	2005
Description	Author affiliation: National Chengchi University (Tsai-Yen Li)
Abstract	Currently most systems capable of performing intelligent camera control use cinematographic idioms or a constraint satisfaction mechanism to determine a sequence of camera configurations for a given animation script. However, an automated cinematography system cannot be made practical without taking idiosyncrasy and the distinct role of each member in a filmmaking team into account. In this paper, we propose an interactive virtual cinematographer model imitating the key functions of a real filmmaking team consisting of three modules: director, photographer, and editor. The system uses parameterized cinematographic idioms in the three modules to determine the best camera configurations for an animation script. The system allows a user to interact with the virtual cinematographer to specify stylistic preferences, which can be carried over to other animation scripts.
Starting Page	310
Ending Page	315
File Size	197303
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769521649
ISSN	15505502
DOI	10.1109/MMMC.2005.19
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2005-01-12
Publisher Place	Australia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Cinematography Animation Smart cameras Automatic control Computer science Intelligent control Production Control systems Virtual environment Lenses virtual environment Virtual cinematographer intelligent camera control camera placement planning
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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