Distributed Studio Command Queues for Synchronized Remote Production
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Solution Overview
Problem
Film studios face delays and additional costs due to the inability to view the final composition of content until post-production, especially when using green or blue screen technologies, and the need for real-time coordination of distributed content production entities across geographically separated locations.
Innovation Solution
A content production management system with a command interface module and queue management module that synchronizes and executes commands across distributed studios, using synchronized execution times and command queues to ensure coordinated activity despite latency, enabling real-time integration of content from multiple locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If green or blue screen technologies are used, then special effects and unique filming backgrounds can be achieved, but the director cannot view the final composition until post-production is complete
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces LED walls as an intermediary device between the green/blue screen and the final composition. The LED walls display real-time pre-rendered backgrounds that replace traditional green screens, allowing directors to view the final composition during filming. This mediator enables immediate visual feedback while maintaining the special effects capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary rendering of backgrounds before filming. Pre-rendered backgrounds are created in advance and displayed on LED walls, allowing the final composition to be visible during production. This preliminary action eliminates the need for lengthy post-production rendering while preserving special effects quality.
2Loss of time
If LED wall technology is used, then portions of the final composition can be viewed before post-production, but real-time coordination across distributed studios remains challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple distributed studios into a unified virtual production environment. By synchronizing LED walls across different locations and integrating them with a centralized command system, the invention combines geographically separated production entities into a coordinated whole, managing complexity through unified control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements real-time feedback loops between distributed studios. Command queues transmit instructions across locations, and LED walls provide immediate visual feedback to directors and crews. This feedback mechanism enables coordinated adjustments across distributed teams without increasing operational complexity.
3Productivity
If distributed studios are coordinated in real-time, then production efficiency improves, but latency and synchronization issues arise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses pre-synchronized command queues that are prepared in advance with timing information. Commands are queued with predetermined execution times that account for network latency, allowing synchronized operation across distributed studios. This preliminary timing preparation maintains synchronization accuracy while enabling real-time coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts command execution timing based on actual latency conditions. The command queue management module monitors synchronization status and adjusts execution schedules in real-time, allowing the system to adapt to varying network conditions while maintaining production efficiency and synchronization reliability.
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AI summary
A distributed studio management system includes a computing system having a computer readable memory and a processor. The computing system is associated with a first production facility that is remote to a second production facility. The processor is configured to perform the operations of receiving a set of device commands having commands targeting first and second devices in the first production facility and where the set of device commands are related to the second production facility, enqueuing a first command from the device commands into a first command queue assigned to the first device and a second command from the device commands into a second command queue assigned to the second device according to each device command's synchronized execution times, and causing the first and second devices to execute commands from their respective command queues relative to each other according to the commands' respective synchronized execution times.