2011/01/04 by Miao Song, Song, Miao
Computer Science · Engineering · #Augmented Reality Applications #Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Graphics (cs.GR) #Human Motion and Animation #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #cs.GR #cs.HC
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1101.0663
35 pages; 7 figures; an April 2009 research paper
arxiv created 2011/01/04 · openalex publication_date 2011/01/04 · arxiv updated 2011/01/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We discuss a topic on the role of computer graphics in the production of documentaries, which is often ignored in favor of other topics. Typically, except for some rare occasions, documentary producers and computer scientists or digital artists that do computer graphics are relatively far apart in their domains and rarely intercommunicate to have a joint production; yet it happens, and perhaps more so in the present and the future. We attempt to classify the documentaries on the amount and techniques of computer graphics used for documentaries. We come up with the initial categories such as "plain" (no graphics), "in-between", "all-out" -- nearly 100% of the documentary consisting of computer-generated imagery. Computer graphics can be used to enhance the scenery, fill in the gaps in the missing storyline pieces, or animate between scenes. It can incorporate stereoscopic effects for higher viewer impression as well as interactivity aspects. It can also be used simply in old archived image and film restoration.