Monday, September 22, 2014

Term Paper Outline-Mulan


I-              Introduction

A. Walt Disney Feature Animation-Mulan(1998)
B. Thesis: Breaking laws of Physics allows animators to create hilarious scenes and manifest animations’ key points.


II-            Body

A.     Exaggeration creates laughing points.
1.     When Mulan’s grandma goes across the street with her eyes closed, two carriages run into each other and leave a ruin of explosion.
2.     In the avalanche scene, the big fat guy Chein-Po holds all the guys up with a relaxed expression on his face.
3.     One blow of fire burns out all the feathers of the evil hawk in half of a second.
4.     When the Stone Dragon falls apart because of Mushu, the upper part remains still on the air, when the lower part has fallen to the ground already.
5.     Shan-yu uses his head to break the roof of palace.

B.     Playing around with the aw of Inertia can emphasize characters’ physical-ability.  
1.     When Mulan jumps out from her horse, she lands without any inertial effect.
2.     When Mulan’s comrades are trained above water on the wooden stickers, they bump into each other and maintain on the air for a long time.

C.     Impossible Force and Force Reaction.
1.     A kite flies Mushu and the cricket directly to the firework’s tower without any strong and “obedient” winds.
2.     When everybody is trying to escape from the avalanche, Ling’s hat fly really high without a reasonable force.
3.     There are only 12 men to carry a tremendous 2m x 2m x 6m stone lion to break the door.
4.     The collapsed pillar of the palace is made of wood, but it stays still when Mulan is standing on one end of it.


III.               Conclusion

A.      Breaking law of physic helps story telling and create funny scene.
B.      We as animator should know the start points and bottom line to break law of physic.

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