Cinematic primitives for multimedia

Author

Davenport, Glorianna ; Smith, Thomas Aguierre ; Pincever, Natalio

Author_Institution

MIT Media Lab., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1991

fDate

7/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

74

Abstract

The development of robust frameworks in interactive multimedia for representing story elements to the machine so that they can be retrieved in multiple contexts is addressed. Interactive multimedia is discussed as a user-directed form of storytelling, and the nature of cinematic storytelling is examined. It is proposed that content can be represented in layers. This model for layered information will allow programs to take advantage of the relation between cinematic sequences and the world they represent. The collection of content by the camera and microphone is considered in this context. The use of the methodology to build meaningful, context-rich sequences is discussed.<>

Keywords

cinematography; computer animation; humanities data processing; interactive systems; multimedia systems; camera; cinematic storytelling; interactive multimedia; microphone; Application software; Distributed computing; History; Laboratories; Mediation; Motion pictures; Multimedia systems; Navigation; Real time systems; Robustness;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.126883

Filename

126883