Outline of First Term Paper

The Laws of Physics in an Animation Universe

Film: Ice Age

1. Introduction
1. Squirrels are resistant to death by falling and also by lightning it seems.
2. The world portrayed is our world in the prehistoric age.
2. First hypothesis: Large force can cause disaster.
1. Evidence: Acorn causes a glacier to crack. 1:32
2. Evidence: Acorn causes a volcano to erupt. 1:15:07 Note that it is able to crack sand?!
3. Contradiction?: Has squirrel used acorn to attack other animals without harming them greatly?
3. Second hypothesis: Small creatures are more compressible/resilient.
1. Evidence: Scrat is compressed by two glaciers. 2:50
2. Evidence: Scrat is stomped on by a herd. 3:22
3. Evidence: Scrat is hit by lightning. 14:34
4. Evidence: Baby is fine in the cold temperatures. 42:26.
5. Contradiction: 57:12 Actual concern is noted for the baby.
4. Third hypothesis Water/Ice acts different.
1. Evidence: Ice and snow is picked up by a rolling acorn very easily. 41:56 
2. Evidence: Icicles make chiming noises. 43:55
3. Evidence: Icicles are deadly. 106:28 Kills saber tooth tiger simply by falling on him.
4. Evidence: Ice is more resistant to the heat of a lava river. 53:48
5. Contradiction: Melts slower years later. 1:13:57 Seen as Scrat is stuck in ice block on an island.
6. Evidence: Animals leave full body holes in a snow wall. 47:43
7. Liquids also acts weird. Not viscous enough. 36:09. 3D object interaction problem in 3D programming?
5. Conclusion
1. All for entertainment.

Stop Motion Animation of Falling

I was originally going to shoot my scene with my camera standing upright but for easier manipulation, I adhered my camera to a rack, which I anchored to a setup of chairs. My student ID card acted as the floor as well as proof of my participation. The material being manipulated was a kneaded eraser. Its malleability was greatly appreciated for the squash and stretch.

For future reference, note the the timing of things in Photoshop is not how it is exported though my version of PS did not let me save the file for web use so that may be the culprit there.

Video Analysis of Path of Action

Reference video

Tracked jump

Tracker Video Analysis of Falling

Video Reference

Fourth Down at Half Time

Mini-Portfolio

     Hi, my name is Anh. I'm an AI student like most of the students in PHYS 123. The most advanced ANI class I've taken so far is the one I'm taking now, 114. I can't really remember my last science course. Most likely it was in high school. My schedule this semester is ANI 114, PHYS 123, and ANI 51A. I would like to work on animated TV shows when I graduate from here which will be a long ways off.

This is my depiction of the superhero Beast Boy. I chose this image because it was a piece in which I was experimenting with losing lines and experimenting with lighting.

This is a study I did from a photo of a friend. I'm quite fond of the apparent strokes and color.

     This is my final from Art28. I don't think I was comfortable with animation enough to put thought into the physics of things. I hope this class can help me with that.

The First Post

It seems I am competent in starting a blog. I only need to show my face now.