Mixed Reality Pre-visualization for Filmmaking: On-set Camera-work Authoring and Action Rehearsal
Ryosuke Ichikari, Ryuhei Tenmoku, Fumihisa Shibata, Toshikazu Ohshima, Hideyuki Tamura · 2008
In the pre-production stage of today's filmmaking, PreViz, pre-visualizing a desired movie scene with CGI, is used for sharing final images of movies. In this paper, we propose MR-PreViz as an advanced approach that utilizes MR technology in PreViz. MR-PreViz makes it possible to merge real backgrounds and the computer-generated humans and creatures in an open set at an outdoor location. At the demonstration at ISMAR2007, we demonstrated two subsystems used at the shooting site for verification of the systems. The first one is a MR image capturing and compositing system, which is the core hardware of the MR-PreViz system. The second one is the MR action rehearsal system which enables users to practice sword fighting actions while confirming enemies' actions through a head mounted display in front of them. These systems with the physical set successfully attracted users to our technology while feeling immersed in a movie.