MULTI-STAGE PRODUCTION PIPELINE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A multi-stage production pipeline system for motion picture projects comprising:
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a database coupled with said computer wherein said database comprisesa shot table which comprises a shot identifier associated with a plurality of images that are ordered in time and that each make up at least one shot wherein said shot table comprises a starting frame value and an ending frame value associated with each of said shots,wherein said plurality of images are associated with a motion picture andwherein said database further includes metadata associated with said at least oneshot or associated with regions within said plurality of images in said at least one shot or both;
said computer configured topresent a grouping tool interface coupled with said computer and said database wherein saidgrouping tool interface is configured topresent user interface elements, accept input of said metadata and accept selected shots associated with said metadata via said user interface elements,store said metadata associated with said selected shots in said shot table, andaccept selected metadata to search said at least one shot,query said shot table with said selected metadata associated with said at least one shot or said regions within said plurality of images in said at least one shot or said both, anddisplay a list of shots having said selected metadata, wherein said list of shots includes at least one shot that is non-sequential in time in said motion picture with respect to another shot in said list of shots.
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Abstract
Multi-stage production pipeline system that may be utilized in conjunction with a motion picture project management system. The multi-stage production pipeline system includes a computer and a database. The database includes metadata associated with at least one shot or associated with regions within the plurality of images in the at least one shot, or both. The computer includes a grouping tool interface for presenting user interface elements and accepting input of the metadata associated with the at least one shot or regions within the plurality of images in the at least one shot, or both. The system enables a large studio workforce to work non-linearly on a film while maintaining a unified vision driven by key creative figures, allowing for more consistent, higher quality, faster, less expensive work product and more efficient project management techniques. The system also enables reuse of project files, masks and other production elements across projects.
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20 Claims
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1. A multi-stage production pipeline system for motion picture projects comprising:
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a computer; a database coupled with said computer wherein said database comprises a shot table which comprises a shot identifier associated with a plurality of images that are ordered in time and that each make up at least one shot wherein said shot table comprises a starting frame value and an ending frame value associated with each of said shots, wherein said plurality of images are associated with a motion picture and wherein said database further includes metadata associated with said at least one shot or associated with regions within said plurality of images in said at least one shot or both; said computer configured to present a grouping tool interface coupled with said computer and said database wherein said grouping tool interface is configured to present user interface elements, accept input of said metadata and accept selected shots associated with said metadata via said user interface elements, store said metadata associated with said selected shots in said shot table, and accept selected metadata to search said at least one shot, query said shot table with said selected metadata associated with said at least one shot or said regions within said plurality of images in said at least one shot or said both, and display a list of shots having said selected metadata, wherein said list of shots includes at least one shot that is non-sequential in time in said motion picture with respect to another shot in said list of shots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multi-stage production pipeline system for motion picture projects comprising:
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a computer; a database coupled with said computer wherein said database comprises a shot table which comprises a shot identifier associated with a plurality of images that are ordered in time and that each make up at least one shot wherein said shot table comprises a starting frame value and an ending frame value associated with each of said shots, wherein said plurality of images are associated with a motion picture and wherein said database further includes metadata associated with said at least one shot or associated with regions within said plurality of images in said at least one shot or both; said computer configured to present a grouping tool interface coupled with said computer and said database wherein said grouping tool interface is configured to present user interface elements, accept input of said metadata and accept selected shots associated with said metadata via said user interface elements, store said metadata associated with said selected shots in said shot table, and accept selected metadata to search said at least one shot, query said shot table with said selected metadata associated with said at least one shot or said regions within said plurality of images in said at least one shot or said both, and display a list of shots having said selected metadata, wherein said list of shots includes at least one shot that is non-sequential in time in said motion picture with respect to another shot in said list of shots; assign work tasks based on said list of shots wherein said list of shots includes said at least one shot that is non-sequential in time in said motion picture with respect to said another shot in said list of shots; wherein said metadata associated with said at least one shot is associated with a metadata category comprising a locale or location at which said shot was obtained; wherein said metadata associated with said at least one shot is associated with a metadata category comprising a subject that appears in said shot wherein said subject is a person, place or thing; wherein said metadata associated with said at least one shot is associated with a metadata category comprising a shot framing associated with said shot wherein said shot framing comprises close up or CU and mid shot or MS and wide shot or WS.
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20. A multi-stage production pipeline system for motion picture projects comprising:
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a computer; a database coupled with said computer wherein said database comprises a shot table which comprises a shot identifier associated with a plurality of images that are ordered in time and that each make up at least one shot wherein said shot table comprises a starting frame value and an ending frame value associated with each of said shots, wherein said plurality of images are associated with a motion picture and wherein said database further includes metadata associated with said at least one shot or associated with regions within said plurality of images in said at least one shot or both; said computer configured to present a grouping tool interface coupled with said computer and said database wherein said grouping tool interface is configured to present user interface elements, accept input of said metadata and accept selected shots associated with said metadata via said user interface elements, store said metadata associated with said selected shots in said shot table, and accept selected metadata to search said at least one shot, query said shot table with said selected metadata associated with said at least one shot or said regions within said plurality of images in said at least one shot or said both, and display a list of shots having said selected metadata, wherein said list of shots includes at least one shot that is non-sequential in time in said motion picture with respect to another shot in said list of shots; assign work tasks based on said list of shots wherein said list of shots includes said at least one shot that is non-sequential in time in said motion picture with respect to said another shot in said list of shots; wherein said metadata associated with said at least one shot is associated with a metadata category comprising a locale or location at which said shot was obtained; wherein said metadata associated with said at least one shot is associated with a metadata category comprising a subject that appears in said shot wherein said subject is a person, place or thing; wherein said metadata associated with said at least one shot is associated with a metadata category comprising a shot framing associated with said shot wherein said shot framing comprises close up or CU and mid shot or MS and wide shot or WS; and wherein said grouping tool interface comprises a reference mask library tool with a plurality of reference masks, wherein each of said list of shots that share said selected metadata wherein said reference mask library tool is configured to present an interface to accept a selection of one or more of said plurality of reference masks to be utilized in shots in said list of shots that do not already utilize said reference mask associated with said subject.
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Specification