Augmenting Film and Video Footage with Sensor Data

With the advent of tiny networked devices, Mark Weiser's vision of a world embedded with invisible computers is coming to age. Due to their small size and relative ease of deployment, sensor networks have been utilized by zoologists, seismologists and military personnel. In this paper, we investigate the novel application of sensor networks to the film industry. In particular, we are interested in augmenting film and video footage with sensor data. Unobtrusive sensors are deployed on a film set or in a television studio and on performers. During a filming of a scene, sensor data such as light intensity, color temperature and location are collected and synchronized with each film or video frame. Later, editors, graphics artists and programmers can view this data in synchronization with film and video playback. For example, such data can help define a new level of seamless integration between computer graphics and real world photography. A real-time version of our system would allow...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: PERCOM
• Authors: Norman Makoto Su, Heemin Park, Eric Bostrom, Jeff Burke, Mani B. Srivastava, Deborah Estrin
• Keywords: Film Set Environment, PERCOM 2004, Sensor Data Trigger, Sensor Networks, Wireless Networks