METHOD, APPARATUS AND ARTICLE FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL MEDIA CONTENT INTO A NARRATIVE PRESENTATION

摘要

A number of supplemental media content selection periods may be identified within a narrative presentation consisting of a defined number and sequence of scenes. Within each of the supplemental media content selection periods, a number of selectable indicators, each corresponding to an associated aspect of inner awareness of a character included in the narrative may be provided. The aspects of inner awareness may include a thought or cognitive activity of the respective character, an emotion or emotional process of the respective character, or an instinct or bodily perception of the narrative character. Upon selecting a selectable indicator, a supplemental media content presentation logically associated with the aspect of inner awareness of the respective character is provided to a media content consumer. A media editing system can provide various options for transitioning between the narrative presentation and each of the supplemental media content presentations.

主权项

1. A method for editing at least one supplemental media content presentation into a narrative presentation consisting of a defined sequence of scenes using a processor-based media editing system, the method comprising:
identifying over the course of the narrative presentation a number of supplemental media content selection periods during which at least one supplemental media content presentation is available, each of the selection periods having a respective start point, duration, and end point in the narrative presentation; for each of the supplemental media content selection periods, providing a number of media content consumer perceptible and selectable indicators in the narrative presentation during all or a portion of the respective supplemental media content period,
each selectable indicator representative of an aspect of inner awareness associated with each of a number of characters; andeach selectable indicator logically associated with a respective supplemental media content presentation including information regarding the respective aspect of inner awareness of the respective character at a point in the narrative presentation selected by the media content consumer; and for each supplemental media content presentation, identifying at least one respective transition mode between the narrative presentation and each supplemental media content presentation, the respective transition mode specifying a transition effect for segueing between the narrative presentation and the respective supplemental media content presentation.