Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Outline for the Third Term Paper

1.      Introduction
a.       Introduce how films today use special effects in animation and live-action films.
b.      Thesis: In the films Twister and The Wizard of Oz, tornados are created using special visual effects to make the audience feel like there is an actual real life tornado in the shot.

2.      Twister
a.       In the film “Twister” Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
b.      ILM creates tornados in this film using a marriage of CG animation and compositing.
c.      Color levels are all consistent and the match-movie work is extraordinary.

3.      The Wizard of Oz
a.       In “The Wizard of Oz” Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home.
b.      The tornado is a thirty-five foot long muslin sock, inspired by those wind socks they have (or had) at airports. 
c.       Cloth with wind and dirt thrown on to it.
d.      This film was made in 1938, so special effects were nothing like they are today. It’s incredibly well done for it’s time.

4.      Conclusion
a.       Without using these amazing special effects the film would not have the same impact on its audience.

b.      These special effects in these films were very successful in their time and created believable tornados.  

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