Augmented reality-based pre-visualization for film making

Abstract

With the development of the augmented reality technologies, wearing devices such as Microsoft Hololens and Google glass become highly popular recently. In this paper, we proposed a novel augmented reality application that helps the film directors to complete and facilitate their film rehearsal process. We simulated a design space to provide film directors with a high-fidelity visual-audio experience. The directors wearing the hololens are allowed to observe the synthesized virtual-reality space in which they can recognize the whole design space, prefabricated boxes, and modify the space by defined gestures. Feedbacks from directors indicate the proposed tool is effective and the preliminary experimental results agree with our observations. In general, our research offers the guidelines for novel film rehearsal tactics.