The Prose Storyboard Language: A Tool for Annotating and Directing Movies
REMI RONFARD, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inria, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LJK, France
VINEET GANDHI, International Institute of Information Technology, India
LAURENT BOIRON, Weta Digital, New Zeland
VAISHNAVI AMEYA MURUKUTLA,Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Inria, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LJK, France
Abstract
The prose storyboard language is a formal language for describing movies shot by shot, where each shot is described with a unique sentence. The language uses a simple syntax and limited vocabulary borrowed from working practices in traditional movie-making and is intended to be readable both by machines and humans. The language is designed to serve as a high-level user interface for intelligent cinematography and editing systems.
Experimental validation
Annotation results: For each movie, we give the total number of annotated shots, compositions and developments, together with a count of the main categories of camera movement.
Rope(1948) by Alfred Hitchcock:
Video with PSL annotation
Screenplay
SRT file
Opening shot of Touch of Evil (1958) by Orson Welles:
Video with PSL annotation
Screenplay
SRT file
Storyboard
Crop Duster scene from North by Northwest(1959) by Alfred Hitchcock:
Video with PSL annotation
Screenplay
SRT file
Storyboard
Cafe scene from Back to the Future(1985) by Robert Zemeckis:
Video with PSL annotation
Screenplay
SRT file
Storyboard
