Method and system for producing a sequence of views
OwnerErnst Feiler, Thomas Knop +2inventors
InventorsErnst Feiler, Thomas Knop, Jonas Baur, Jan Marquardt
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Abstract
A method for producing a sequence of views, comprising the steps of providing a screenplay as an initial meta script in a meta script language for a computer; converting the initial meta script into commands for controlling at least one motion picture production device; executing the converted commands with said at least one motion picture production device in order to create a sequence of views; and displaying, in real time, the sequence of views on a display device.
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A method for producing a sequence of views, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a screenplay as an initial meta script in a meta script language for a computer;
- (b) converting the initial meta script into commands for controlling at least one motion picture production device;
- (c) executing the converted commands with said at least one motion picture production device in order to create a sequence of views;
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- (d) displaying, in real time, the sequence of views on a display device.
A method of producing a fully-animated motion picture, a fully-animated movie, a fully-animated TV serial, a fully-animated internet serial, or a fully-animated mobile serial, including the steps of
- providing a meta script in a meta script language for a computer, the meta script representing a screenplay for the motion picture, movie, TV serial, internet serial, or mobile serial;
- linking animation assets to the meta script;
- converting the meta script into commands for controlling a real time 3D game engine;
- executing the converted commands with said real time 3D game engine in order to create a fully-animated sequence of views;
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- displaying, in real time, the fully-animated sequence of views on a display device.
A computer program for converting a screenplay written in a meta script language into a sequence of commands of a motion picture production device, comprising:
- a first interface adapted to receive screenplay information provided in a meta script language for a computer;
- at least one second interface adapted to receive user input information for altering said screenplay information received via the first interface;
- an interpreter adapted to convert the screenplay information provided in said meta script language into control commands for the motion picture production device;
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- at least one third interface adapted to transmit the converted control commands to at least one motion picture production device.
The computer program according to 40, wherein a set of alterable user input information is defined for each user, wherein a user's set of alterable input information contains the information that can be altered by this user.
A system for producing a sequence of views, comprising:
- a computer system having a client-server architecture and comprising:
- at least one server adapted to receive screenplay information provided in a meta script language, to receive user input information for altering said screenplay information, to convert the screenplay information provided in a meta script language into control commands for a motion picture production device, and to transmit the converted control commands to the at least one motion picture production device,
- at least one first client adapted to provide screenplay information in a meta script language to said server, and
- at least one second client adapted to provide user input information for altering said screenplay information,
- at least one motion picture production device connected to said server and being adapted to be controlled by said converted control commands, and
- at least one display device connected to said computer system and being adapted to display a sequence of views.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.