SyPy intro to Team Sanctuary How python is powering the re-mixable film experience

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MOD Films An improved studio system Online support for storytellers Fun for audiences A more empowering story Scalable narrative Re-usable assets New formats More possibilities

An improved studio system

Online support for storytellers

Fun for audiences

A more empowering story

Scalable narrative

Re-usable assets

New formats

More possibilities

1) the re-mixable film format Titles you can play with like an instrument Titles you can MOD like a video game Access to story universe via: traditional release (e.g. DVD-Video, Blu-Ray) web platform (e.g. ‘virtual studio’ tools) web service (e.g. API for user generated content apps, pro tools used in sequel etc…) fans (e.g. authorised and unauthorised use online and offline)

Titles you can play with like an instrument

Titles you can MOD like a video game

Access to story universe via:

traditional release (e.g. DVD-Video, Blu-Ray)

web platform (e.g. ‘virtual studio’ tools)

web service (e.g. API for user generated content apps, pro tools used in sequel etc…)

fans (e.g. authorised and unauthorised use online and offline)

Sanctuary (pilot / prototype) Cinema (passive) mode sci-fi short, shot on 35mm film, finished as HD Browser mode asset library (entire project CC licensed) Feeder mode - access to new modes (aka ‘MODs’) 2 sample MODs: ‘ Groover’ casual game MOD ‘ Switch’ sample tool MOD for DJ/VJs

Cinema (passive) mode

sci-fi short, shot on 35mm film, finished as HD

Browser mode

asset library (entire project CC licensed)

Feeder mode

- access to new modes (aka ‘MODs’)

2 sample MODs:

‘ Groover’ casual game MOD

‘ Switch’ sample tool MOD for DJ/VJs

2) the virtual studio “modfilms.net” Web services for story-telling Support for full story lifecycle from idea to re-mix in 100 years time Resources for fans for two-way relationship with story-tellers B2B (hosting, tracking, management) B2C (marketing, entertainment, education)

Web services for story-telling

Support for full story lifecycle

from idea to re-mix in 100 years time

Resources for fans for two-way relationship with story-tellers

B2B (hosting, tracking, management)

B2C (marketing, entertainment, education)

language considerations “ It’s all about the script” “ Test often test early” “ Always be prototyping” Geek culture - “shiny new things” Industry trends Lua (games) Python (post) Ruby, Java, C#, <insert here>

“ It’s all about the script”

“ Test often test early”

“ Always be prototyping”

Geek culture - “shiny new things”

Industry trends

Lua (games)

Python (post)

Ruby, Java, C#, <insert here>

rapid R&D turbogears trac pygame Twisted mod_python Maya Shake Blender panda 3D

turbogears

trac

pygame

Twisted

mod_python

Maya

Shake

Blender

panda 3D

open pipelines turbogears ‘ Rails for python’ option Mash-up framework of existing tools CherryPy SQLite MochiKit Genshi etc… Video documentation

turbogears

‘ Rails for python’ option

Mash-up framework of existing tools

CherryPy

SQLite

MochiKit

Genshi etc…

Video documentation

open pipelines trac issue tracking TracShot plugin track film/TV shots manage post production workflows assign work to VFX artists track feedback and budgets email/SMS alerts

trac

issue tracking

TracShot plugin

track film/TV shots

manage post production workflows

assign work to VFX artists

track feedback and budgets

email/SMS alerts

python pros and cons + Post pipeline support + Low barrier to entry + Accessible – explicit syntax + Portable – Jython, IronPython, Boost + Re-mix friendly (e.g. reload function) + R.A.D. friendly + Not trendy – “Keep it simple stupid…” Not trendy – “I prefer Ruby…” Search disaster “python”, “film”, “scripting” Key benefits are medium to long term

+ Post pipeline support

+ Low barrier to entry

+ Accessible – explicit syntax

+ Portable – Jython, IronPython, Boost

+ Re-mix friendly (e.g. reload function)

+ R.A.D. friendly

+ Not trendy – “Keep it simple stupid…”

Not trendy – “I prefer Ruby…”

Search disaster “python”, “film”, “scripting”

Key benefits are medium to long term

Lessons learned Re-mix culture creates coding opportunities (more fun for geeks) Re-versioning is inevitable and nothing new (new golden age for storytelling?) Language proliferation is unavoidable (but think twice) Accessibility matters (to keep stories alive)

Re-mix culture creates coding opportunities (more fun for geeks)

Re-versioning is inevitable and nothing new (new golden age for storytelling?)

Language proliferation is unavoidable (but think twice)

Accessibility matters (to keep stories alive)

Get involved Community sites (google ‘remixable films’) - http://remixablefilms.multiply.com “ Team Sanctuary” volunteers “ Commando IT” freelancers Private trials [email_address] http:// modfilms.com /contact

Community sites (google ‘remixable films’) - http://remixablefilms.multiply.com

“ Team Sanctuary” volunteers

“ Commando IT” freelancers

Private trials

[email_address]

http:// modfilms.com /contact