Outline for the Third Term Paper

      I.         Introduction

a.     Evolution of special effects in movies from hand-drawn, practical, SFX (simulated)

b.     Introduce Lava topic

c.      Hand-drawn lava vs. Special effects lava

                                               i.     Fantasia 2000 vs. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 

    II.         Fantasia 2000 by Disney 1999

a.     Firebird scene: https://vimeo.com/22856764

                                               i.     Effected animation by Ted Kierscey

                                              ii.     Character animation by John Pomeroy

b.     Layered animation

                                               i.     Movement depends on main character movement

c.      Animated in traditional

d.     Effectiveness success

  III.         Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

a.     Anakin vs. Obi Wan Lava scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r3cn6sIsfI

b.     Special effects done by ILM

                                               i.     Green screen

1.     All acting done in front of a green screen

2.     Markers for reference points

                                              ii.     Matte painting background

                                            iii.     Lava Simulation

1.     Layered approach

a.     Base à Steam à Sparks à Secondary animation àDebris

c.      Reactions between interacting forces are important

d.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iAIOuCNc4E

e.     Very Successful

   IV.         Conclusion

a.     Success depends on believability

b.     Key to believable special effects is how much you study the materials

                                               i.     Think about how materials interact