INTERACTIVE CREATION OF A MOVIE

• US 20140089804A1
• Filed: 09/24/2013
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Burkiberk Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Burkiberk Ltd.
• Inventors: GAZIT, Ofer, Gazit, Sharon, Dotan, Daled
• Application Number:
  US14/034,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20140089804A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/723
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A system for creating an animated and/or non-animated movie includes a database and a movie editor. The database stores at least one script and at least one modifiable, animated and/or non-animated clip. The movie editor receives and stores user input with which to build an modifiable movie following one of the at least one script and formed of selected ones of the clips using the user input, enables the user to update any of the user input, plays the modifiable movie with the updated user input, and creates a playlist from the at least one script, the clips and at least one the user input. The system also includes a genre changer generating a new playlist for the modifiable movie by selecting clips from the database belonging to a new genre using the existing user input and to providing the modifiable movie in the new genre to the movie editor.

Claims

1. A system for creating an animated and/or non-animated movie, the system implementable on a computing device, the system comprising:

a database to store at least one script and at least one modifiable, animated and/or non-animated clip; and

a movie editor to receive and store user input with which to build an modifiable movie following one of said at least one script and formed of selected ones of said clips using said user input, to enable said user to update any of said user input, to play said modifiable movie with said updated user input, and to create a playlist from said at least one script, said selected clips and at least one said user input.

2. The system according to claim 1 and wherein said movie editor comprises:

a user interface to present questions to and/or enable selections from a user according to a script and to receive said user input;

an interpreter to interpret said script according to said user input;

a coordinator to retrieve and save information in said database; and

an applier to apply said user input as variables to update said selected clips.

3. The system according to claim 1 and wherein said clips comprise objects having properties which are at least parametrizable with said user input.

4. The system according to claim 1 and wherein said clips comprise objects having properties which are at least personalizable with said user input.

5. The system according to claim 1 and wherein said user input is at least one of:

a selection from a list, texts, images, sounds, colors, skin tone, video, and answers to questions.

6. The system according to claim 1 and wherein said script is a set of rules of how to manage said clips and said user input to produce said movie.

7. The system according to claim 1 and also comprising a renderer to render said movie according to said playlist.

8. The system according to claim 7 and wherein said clips comprise at least two layers of objects and said movie editor displays said at least two layers at least partially overlapped.

9. The system according to claim 8 and wherein said renderer renders said at least two layers at least partially overlapped.

10. The system according to claim 1 and wherein said movie editor comprises a player to play at least two clips on a divided screen when instructed by said playlist.

11. The system according to claim 1 and wherein said clips are defined as belonging to a genre.

12. The system according to claim 11 and also comprising a genre changer to generate a new playlist for said modifiable movie by selecting clips from said database belonging to a new said genre using said existing user input and to provide said modifiable movie in said new genre to said movie editor.

13. A system for creating an animated and/or non-animated movie, the system implementable on a computing device, the system comprising:

a database of parametrized clips; and

a movie editor to select ones of said clips according to said user input and to provide parameters for at least one of said clips according to said user input.

14. The system according to claim 13 and wherein said movie editor comprises:

a user interface to present questions to and/or enable selections from a user according to a script and to receive said user input;

an interpreter to interpret said script according to said user input;

a coordinator to retrieve and save information in said database; and

an applier to apply said user input as variables to update said clips.

15. The system according to claim 13 and wherein said clips comprise objects having properties which are at least parametrizable with said user input.

16. The system according to claim 13 and wherein said clips comprise objects having properties which are at least personalizable with said user input.

17. The system according to claim 13 and wherein said user input is at least one of:

a selection from a list, texts, images, sounds, colors, skin tone, video, and answers to questions.

18. The system according to claim 13 and wherein said script is a set of rules of how to manage said clips and said user input to produce said movie.

19. The system according to claim 13 and also comprising a renderer to render said movie according to said playlist.

20. The system according to claim 19 and wherein said clips comprise at least two layers of objects and said movie editor displays said at least two layers at least partially overlapped.

21. The system according to claim 20 and wherein said renderer renders said at least two layers at least partially overlapped.

22. The system according to claim 13 and wherein said movie editor comprises a player to play at least two clips on a divided screen when instructed by said playlist.

23. The system according to claim 13 and wherein said clips are defined as belonging to a genre.

35. The system according to claim 23 and also comprising a genre changer to generate a new playlist for said modifiable movie by selecting clips from said database belonging a new said genre using said existing user input and to provide said modifiable movie in said new genre to said movie editor.

24. A method for personalizing an animated or/and non-animated movie, the method implementable on a computing device, the method comprising:

having at least one animated or/and non-animated clip, each said clip having at least one variable property;

receiving user input to personalize at least one of said at least one variable property; and

playing at least one of said animated or/and non-animated clips with said user input for said variable property.

25. The method according to claim 24 and also comprising:

presenting questions to and/or enabling selections from a user according to a script and receiving said user input;

interpreting a script according to said user input;

retrieving and saving information in a database; and

applying said user input as variables updating said clips and creating a playlist from said at least one script, said clips and at least one said user input.

26. The method according to claim 24 and wherein said clips comprise objects having properties which are at least parametrizable with said user input.

27. The method according to claim 24 and wherein said clips comprise objects having properties which are at least personalizable with said user input.

28. The method according to claim 24 and wherein said user input is at least one of:

a selection from a list, texts, images, sounds, colors, skin tone, video, and answers to questions.

29. The method according to claim 24 and wherein a script is a set of rules of how to manage said clips and said user input to produce said movie.

30. The method according to claim 24 and also comprising rendering said movie according to said playlist.

31. The method according to claim 30 and wherein said clips comprise at least two layers of objects and said movie editor displays said at least two layers at least partially overlapped.

32. The method according to claim 31 and wherein rendering said at least two layers at least partially overlapped.

33. The method according to claim 24 and wherein said movie editor comprising and also playing at least two clips on a divided screen when instructed to by said playlist.

34. The method according to claim 24 and wherein said clips are defined as belonging to a genre.

36. The method according to claim 34 and also comprising a genre changer generating a new playlist for said modifiable movie by selecting clips from said database belonging a new said genre using said existing user input and to providing said modifiable movie in said new genre to said movie editor.

37. A method for creating an animated and/or non-animated movie, the method implementable on a computing device, the method comprising:

storing at least one script and at least one modifiable, animated and/or non-animated clip in a database;

receiving and storing user input with which to build a modifiable movie following one of said at least one script and formed of ones of said clips using said user input;

enabling said user to update any of said user input,

playing said modifiable movie with said updated user input; and

creating a playlist from said at least one script, said clips and at least one said user input.

38. A method for creating an animated and/or non-animated movie, the method is implementable on a computing device, the method comprising:

having a database of parametrized clips; and

selecting ones of said clips according to said user input; and

providing parameters for at least one of said clips according to said user input.

39. A system for personalizing an animated or/and non-animated movie, the system being implementable on a computing device, the system comprising:

a database storing at least one animated or/and non-animated clip, each said clip having at least one variable property;

a user interface to receive user input to personalize at least one of said at least one variable property; and

a player to play at least one of said animated or/and non-animated clips with said user input for said variable property.