Outline of the First Term Paper

I.       Introduction

a.       Cars 2 (2011)

b.      Thesis: While the people in the film are actually personified cars, the world is just like ours. However, the cars appear lighter than they actually are in order to give them more character.

II.    Body

a.       Grounding and realism of world

  i.      Opening

1.      Ocean swells quite believable/realistic.

b.      Gravity

  i.      Finn McMissile vs. Gremlin falling off oil rig

1.      Finn falls without damage while the Gremlin is totaled

ii.      Professor Z falling out the window and into balloon during London race.

1.      Fall feels lighter than it would actually be. He doesn’t get stuck into the balloon when in all actuality he should have gotten stuck, making the getaway harder.

iii.      Siddeley the jet hovers at into frame at end of film

1.      Jets can’t hover, but if you observe his turbine jet engines they move which allow him to hover.

c.       Chase Scenes

  i.      Realistic to some degree

1.      Chase when Finn and Mater getting on Siddeley

a.       Ground is wet to allow more sliding

ii.      Unrealistic

1.       Finn in Porto Corsa

a.       Falling and Jumping and Racing to get to the camera that is blowing up the racers.

  i.      Personifications set aside, cars do not bounce to make a jump; they need a ramp with enough speed and momentum to make the jump.

ii.      Finn is going too fast to slide into corners and to turn into alleyways. He wouldn’t make it; he would crash into the wall.

III. Conclusion

a.       Physics are broken to create a sense of thrill and suspense in an action-packed film.

Stop Motion Animation of Falling

This is a stop-motion animation of Nemo falling off of a bed. I sewed a string into Nemo's top fin. Then, I messed around how to do the drop. Next, I shot Nemo Falling while my mom helped me "dropping" him. Lastly, I composed to shots together in Quicktime Pro, which seemed like the hardest part of the project because this was how you compose the timing of the short. I feel that I did okay. Enjoy!

Video Analysis of Path of Action

 

Tracker Video Analysis of Falling (ReWorked)

Tracker Video Analysis of Falling

Video Reference

Mini-Portfolio

Hi, I'm Colin Heim and this is my second year here at San Jose State; I am a transfer from Cabrillo College (a junior college located in Aptos, CA). I am an Animation/Illustration major here at SJSU. I really enjoy doing any sort of thing that is crafty. Also, I love learning new things. In the past, I have taken Biological Anthropology, Printmaking, Psychology, Public Speaking, Acting for Beginners, Contemporary Theatre, Modeling, and many others. I am currently taking ANI 12 (Beginning Drawing, Lighting, Perspective), ANI 55 (Figure Drawing), ANI 113A (Painting), RTVF 111 (Alternative Cinema), and PHYS 123 (Physics of Animation). Upon graduating I hope to land an animation job at a place like Dreamworks or Pixar. Below are some things that I have done. I am disappointed that I can't share my animation tests and 30 second short here; however you can see them here on my other blog: 30 Second Short and Pencil Tests. Enjoy!