Multi-stage production pipeline system

A multi-stage production pipeline system for motion picture projects comprising:

• a computer;
• a database coupled with said computer, wherein said database comprises
• a shot table that 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 at least one shot;
• an asset table that comprises information on one or more assets used in production of a motion picture wherein said information on said one or more assets comprises an indicator of whether an asset can be rebuilt from said one or more assets;
• wherein
• said plurality of images are associated with said motion picture, and
• 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;
• wherein said computer is configured to
• calculate an amount of disk space that may be utilized to archive said one or more assets and
• signify at least one asset of said one or more assets that may be rebuilt from other assets to avoid archival of said at least one asset;
• present a grouping tool interface coupled with said computer and said database;
• 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;
• 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 other shot that is non-sequential in time in said motion picture with respect to another shot in said list of shots.