HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGERY FOR ON SET EYELINE REFERENCE

Number: 20220026849
Published: 2022-01-27
Filed: 2020-07-22
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: GOLDBERG; Evan M., HALE; Alexa L.
CPC: G03H1/0005; H04N23/611; G03H1/2249; G03H1/0866
Verdict: Low Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Holographic-imagery on-set reference hardware.

Abstract

Techniques for using holographic imagery for eyeline reference for performers are disclosed. A first computer generated object is identified for display to a first performer at a designated physical position on a set. A first holographic projection of the first computer generated object is generated using a first holographic display. The first holographic display is configured to make the first holographic projection appear, to the first performer, to be located at the designated physical position on the set. One or more images of the performer are captured using an image capture device with a field of view that encompasses both the first performer and the designated physical position on the set. The captured one or more images depict the first performer and do not depict the first holographic projection. The first computer generated object is added to the captured one or more images after the capturing.

Background

BACKGROUND

The present disclosure relates, in one or more embodiments, to techniques for using holographic imagery for eyeline reference for performers.

Many modern movie and television productions involve computer generated digital effects, including computer generated objects with which a performer interacts (e.g., computer generated characters, items, explosions, visual effects, etc.). These digital effects are commonly added in post-production, after scenes involving live performers and practical effects have been filmed. Because the effects are added in post-production, the live performers are not able to see the computer generated digital objects during filming. Instead, the performer may have to work with a stand-in performer, a stand-in object (e.g., a tennis ball on a stick), or the like.

This can be very challenging for the performer. For example, the stand-in object or stand-in performer may not be precisely placed such that the performer's eyeline and eye vergence do not match the final computer generated object. Even slight differences can make it appear to an audience viewing the finished production that the performer is looking past, or next to, the computer generated object rather than directly at the object. Further, it can be very difficult for the performer to gauge the size of the computer generated object. If the object is large, the performer (or another performer on-set), may inadvertently move into the space that will be occupied b

Claims

1. A method, comprising: identifying a first computer generated object for display to a first performer at a designated physical position on a set; generating a first holographic projection of the first computer generated object using a first holographic display, wherein the first holographic display is configured to make the first holographic projection appear, to the first performer, to be located at the designated physical position on the set; and capturing one or more images of the performer using an image capture device with a field of view that encompasses both the first performer and the designated physical position on the set, wherein the captured one or more images depict the first performer and do not depict the first holographic projection, and wherein the first computer generated object is added to the captured one or more images after the capturing. || 10. A system, comprising: a processor; a memory storing a program, which, when executed on the processor, performs an operation, the operation comprising: identifying a first computer generated object for display to a first performer at a designated physical position on a set; and generating a first holographic projection of the first computer generated object using a first holographic display, wherein the first holographic display is configured to make the first holographic projection appear, to the first performer, to be located at the designated physical position on the set; and an image capture device configured to capture one or more images of the performer using a field of view that encompasses both the first performer and the designated physical position on the set, wherein the captured one or more images depict the first performer and do not depict the first holographic projection, and wherein the first computer generated object is added to the captured one or more images after the capturing. || 17. A non-transitory computer program product, the computer program product comprising: a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation, the operation comprising: identifying a first computer generated object for display to a first performer at a designated physical position on a set; and generating a first holographic projection of the first computer generated object using a first holographic display, wherein the first holographic display is configured to make the first holographic projection appear, to the first performer, to be located at the designated physical position on the set, wherein an image capture device is configured to capture one or more images of the performer using a field of view that encompasses both the first performer and the designated physical position on the set, wherein the captured one or more images depict the first performer and do not depict the first holographic projection, and wherein the first computer generated object is added to the captured one or more images after the capturing.