Outline of Second Term Paper

Outline-Scientific Fact or Cinematic Fiction?

1. Introduction

      a. In films the laws of physics are often broken for entertainment value. 

      . There is a distinct difference between the way physics work in life and the way       they work in the movies.

      c. This can be demonstrated by taking a look at the law of gravity in specific       scenes in three different films

      d.  Hook (live action) Coraline (stop motion) and Toy story 3 (3D)

2. The law of gravity affects the way that all objects move. In specific scenes in these three films the laws of gravity are broken for the sake of entertainment.

      a.  In hook there is a scene where the main character, peter pan, gains the ability        to fly

      b.  In Coraline we see the law of gravity gets broken, when certain characters are       proportioned so that their center of gravity would not be over their base of support

      c. In the opening sequence of toy story 3 there is an instance where an object falls,       but doesn’t follow a parabolic arc. 

3.     Hook

a.     The laws of gravity are broken in this film because the world it takes place in a fantastical one.

b.     How the law of gravity works in the flight scene in hook

c.     How gravity would work in real life.

4.     Coraline

a.     In a scene in Coraline where two characters are giving a tight rope performance, their body proportions would not allow them to move the way they do, also they do not fall realistically.

b.     How the law of gravity is used in this scene

c.     How the law of gravity would work in reality

5.     Toy Story 3   

a.     In the opening sequence many laws of gravity are broken to entertain the audience, for example, Buzz Lightyear is able to lift a train over his head and fly around with it.

b.     How physics is changed to add entertainment

c.     How physics would actually apply to a similar scene in real life.

6.     Conclusion

                        a. In conclusion although the laws of physics are often broken in film to             add to the entertainment value, it is important to remember that what is happening             n the movies cannot always happen in real life.