Outline for First Term Paper
Movie- Dumbo
I. Introduction- Whimsical World
- Unexpected reactions from actions
- Normal laws of physics occasionally come into play
- Contrast of physics of the dream world
-Thesis
II. Squash and Stretch
-train animated in same style as soft bodied objects
o a. treated as a character
o b. squash and stretch action from train directly affects animals inside (reaction)
III. Animals exemplify weightlessness
-Stork sitting on cloud
- Baby animals falling
-Timothy the mouse playing with bubbles
- However, there are some moments when the animals seem more grounded,
displaying strengths like reality.
o a. Setting up the big tent
o b. Chaos and confusion gives into laws of gravity
i. elephant hanging off rope
ii. big tent act
iii. Dumbo on tree branch
IV. Laws of physics stretched even further in dream world
- Break when bubble morphs into shape on its own
- Squash and stretch in mid air
- Fantastic heights of morphing and malleability
V. Conclusion
-Summary of main points
- Restate thesis
Looks good. Flesh out some of your ideas a little more in the outline before you start writing your paper; you'll find that it will make writing the paper easier. 10 points
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