Paper Info
Title
Assisted animated production creation and programme generation
Abstract
The creation of animated productions is a labour intensive process. Whether the end result is a large-budget motion picture, or a small-scale internet production, there is invariably a large amount of time spent in creating the timeline, arranging assets, previewing and editing. This iterative process is necessary in large-scale productions but can become repetitive and frustrating when the end result is a small production that may have similar elements to previous work. We present a workflow system and framework that are able to both greatly facilitate animated programme production and introduce an element of procedural generation. We further present the Programme Editor, an application designed to be a powerful front end for the framework. The principal contribution of this work is the creation of an XML-based scripting engine that can be used to create an animated production. This permits several techniques, tools and workflows to interchange information, allows rapid incorporation of further tools, and furthermore facilitates the complete automatisation of the production process.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1145/1690388.1690423
Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
Keywords
Field
DocType
iterative process,programme production,production process,animated production,powerful front end,labour intensive process,small-scale internet production,programme generation,assisted animated production creation,small production,large-scale production,end result,motion pictures,front end
Front and back ends,Iterative and incremental development,XML,Computer science,Scheduling (production processes),Timeline,Human–computer interaction,Multimedia,Workflow,Scripting language,The Internet
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.53
1
Authors
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Juan Abadia160.92
Alun Evans28210.57
Eduard Gonzales360.92
Sergi Gonzales460.92
Daniel Soto5255.69
Santi Fort661.98
Marco Romeo740.53
Josep Blat857071.54