Patent ID: 6972828

Claim:
A method for communicating and preserving creative intent within a motion picture production chain including a production stage during which the motion picture is shot and at least one of a subsequent laboratory or post production stage during which the motion picture is processed, said method comprising the steps of: (a) capturing an original image of a scene during the production stage; (b) generating a look representative of a creative intent, wherein the look is a digital representation of a creative alteration of the captured original scene image; (c) applying the look to the captured original scene image and confirming approval of the look during the production stage; (d) capturing motion picture footage of the scene during the production stage; (e) storing a recipe that creates a math model that corresponds to the look; (f) communicating the recipe from the production stage to at least one of the subsequent laboratory and post production stages; and (g) utilizing the recipe during at least one of the subsequent laboratory and post production stages to apply the look to the captured motion picture footage.