Science Fact or Cinematic Fiction Outline

Tony Opee
Animation of Physics
Science Fact or Cinematic Fiction? Outline

The three movies I decided to pick for this assignment are...

Kung Fu Panda
Scott Pilgrim
Iron Man 2

These three movies have certain elements that are interesting to look at in terms of the action and we will be looking closely on how the laws of gravity is applied in this movie.

In the three movies we will look into...

• Distribution of weight and how believable it is in terms of how its portrayed in the movie to show a certain action and how it supports the character.
• We will look at how much energy a character has and how that affects its movements and how its portrayed in the film.
• We will examine the use of props or tools the characters uses or interacts with and determined whether that interaction is realistic.
• Believability of movements of the character based on size weight and weight shifts of the body.
• We will also look at how the character affects the environment he/she lives in. What happens to the ground when they jump or fire a weapon or even something as simple as sitting down.
• In conclusion we will evaluate our observation to see whether the films got the desired effect by showing us the laws of physics in a way that is believable or they they bend the rules by trying too much to make it believable. We will also look at the fiction of the film and see if it would happen that way if it was applied in reality in terms of it being feasible.