Method and system for preserving the creative intent within a motion picture production chain

Claim 1

A method for communicating and preserving creative intent at different phases of a motion picture production cycle comprising the steps of: (a) providing an original scene image comprising one of a still image, a computer generated image and a sequence of images during either the pre-production stage or the production stage; (b) generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; (c) sharing the look as an image by using a first display device including either a thermal print, an ink jet print, or an electronic display; (d) storing the digital representation of the look as a recipe including all of a user's creative choices altering the original scene image; and (e) communicating the recipe to a remote site for replication of the look on a second display device.

Claim 2

A method for communicating and preserving creative intent at different phases of a motion picture production cycle comprising the steps of: (a) providing an original scene image comprising one of a still image, a computer generated image and a sequence of images during either the pre-production stage or the production stage; (b) generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; (c) sharing the look as an image by using a first display device including either a thermal print, an ink jet print, or an electronic display; (d) storing the digital representation of the look as a recipe including all of a user's creative choices altering the original scene image; and (e) communicating the recipe to a remote site for replication of the look on a second display device.

Claim 6

A system for communicating and preserving creative intent at different phases of a motion picture production cycle comprising: (a) means for providing an original scene image comprising one of a still image, a computer generated image or a sequence of images during a pre-production phase or a production phase; (b) means for generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; (c) means for sharing the look as an image by using a first display device including either a thermal print, an ink jet print, or an electronic display; (d) a storage means for storing the digital representation of the look as a recipe including all of a user's creative choices altering the original scene image; (e) a communication means for providing the recipe to a remote site for replication of the look on a second display device; and (f) means for applying the recipe to image data at the remote site according to metadata about the second display device to transform a look of the image data displayed on the second display device to correspond to the look of the image on the first display device.

Claim 7

A system for communicating and preserving creative intent at different phases of a motion picture production cycle comprising: (a) means for providing an original scene image comprising one of a still image, a computer generated image or a sequence of images during a pre-production phase or a production phase; (b) means for generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; (c) means for sharing the look as an image by using a first display device including either a thermal print, an ink jet print, or an electronic display; (d) a storage means for storing the digital representation of the look as a recipe including all of a user's creative choices altering the original scene image; (e) a communication means for providing the recipe to a remote site for replication of the look on a second display device; and (f) means for applying the recipe to image data at the remote site according to metadata about the second display device to transform a look of the image data displayed on the second display device to correspond to the look of the image on the first display device.

Claim 9

A system for communicating and preserving creative intent within a motion picture production chain including a production stage during which the motion picture is shot and at least one of a subsequent laboratory or post production stage during which the motion picture is processed, said method comprising the steps of: (a) means for providing an original scene image comprising one of a still image, a computer generated image and a sequence of images during either the pre-production stage or the production stage; (b) means for generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; (c) means for sharing the look as an image by using a first display device including either a thermal print, an ink jet print, or an electronic display; and (d) means for storing the digital representation of the look as a recipe including all of a user's creative choices altering the original scene image; (e) a communication means for providing the recipe to a remote site for replication of the look on a second display device; and (f) means for rendering the recipe to telecine scanned image data at the remote site for production of a daily image set having a look directly corresponding to the look of the original scene image on the first display device.

Claim 10

A system for communicating and preserving creative intent within a motion picture production chain including a production stage during which the motion picture is shot and at least one of a subsequent laboratory or post production stage during which the motion picture is processed, said method comprising the steps of: (a) means for providing an original scene image comprising one of a still image, a computer generated image and a sequence of images during either the pre-production stage or the production stage; (b) means for generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; (c) means for sharing the look as an image by using a first display device including either a thermal print, an ink jet print, or an electronic display; and (d) means for storing the digital representation of the look as a recipe including all of a user's creative choices altering the original scene image; (e) a communication means for providing the recipe to a remote site for replication of the look on a second display device; and (f) means for rendering the recipe to telecine scanned image data at the remote site for production of a daily image set having a look directly corresponding to the look of the original scene image on the first display device.