Science Fact or Cinematic Fiction? Term Paper 2 Outline

Science Fact or Cinematic Fiction? -Term Paper 2- Outline

I. Introduction-Bolt the Super dog
a. The movie business’s livelihood is based on suspending the belief of its audience. Elaborate on this.

b. In the CGI animated movie Bolt one can see many examples of physics inconsistency with reality in films. Beginning action sequence

c. Physics take a holiday

d. Path of action and arcs

e. Balance and Weight

f. Thesis Statement.

II. Action Scene description- beginning of Bolt movie

a. Unrealistic events

b. A lot of power in a small thing

c. Does Bolt ever get tired? He’s run’s faster than cars.

d. Freaking Laser beams!

e. Super Bark!

f. Fairly certain that if a motorcycle falls from great height at top speed there would be a risk of the bike and its rider breaking.

III. Physics take a Holiday

a. Bolt’s head VS Car - Action reaction principal

b. Acceleration and air resistance- dangers at such speeds unprotected

c. Bolt’s head VS wall – a little dog’s head would smash against cement wall not break it.

d. Bolt’s super jump

IV. Path of action and Arcs
a. Weird flight path of car-flips like normal and then goes flying forward yards before landing. (It probably also should skid)

b. Bolt’s head is the pivot point and the car should stay true to that.
c. The car slows down mid-flight before speeding up again but this is probably slowing down the camera for dramatic purposes.

d. Unbelievable air time-Bolt jumps over a helicopter- and lands yards away from simple jump. He should not be able to jump that high. Contrast from Comedy jump later on- arc doesn’t add up.

V Balance and Weight

a. A white German Shepard holds a car over bridge in his mouth with little to no sign of struggle.

b. Realistically even if Bolt could hold up the car he would need to lean back more to counter the weight.

c. If bolt is this powerful – What is his actual weight? It is hinted at when he land s on surfaces.

d. If he’s that heavy how does he move so fast in such a short time? Heavier objects take longer to accelerate.

VI. Conclusion.

a. Summarize the essay.

b. Restate the thesis