Development and Research in Previsualization for Advanced Live-Action on CGI Film Recording

A major disadvantage of shooting on green screen with CGI is that the director cannot see or interact with the virtual elements in the scene and thus get a realistic view of how the end result will look like, and also not being able to make changes as necessary by moving objects and actors around during the shooting session. This disadvantage can be mitigated by the use of previsualization where the director is given a rough take of what the final cut will look like by combining the filmed material with the virtual environment in real-time. This master\u92s thesis work aims to come up with solutions for improving the film studio Stiller Studios\u92s previsualization system. This involves a review and integration of game engines for previsualization in a motion control green screen studio, a camera calibration process with blur detection and automatic selection of images as well as research into camera tracking and depth compositing