Outline for the Third Term Paper

I. Introduction

A. Introduction to fire special effects in animated films
B. 2D animated films require drawing fire frame by frame
C. Comparison between fire in the 2D animated films Bambi (1942) and Howl's Moving Castle (2005)

II. Body

A. Bambi (1942)

-Introduction to Bambi, and specifically the forest fire scene
-Fire created by cel animation, drawn frame by frame
-Unrealistic mass of fire
-Unrealistic flickering, static fire sometimes, broken particles should snap away from the main fire
-Timing of fire
-Color
-Believability

B. Howl's Moving Castle (2005)

-Introduction to Howl's Moving Castle, and specifically Calcifer, the fire demon character visually seen from the fire place.
-Calcifer is a character portrayed as a fire.
-Characteristics aside, animation of fire is mostly realistic, though there are some technical areas
-Fire flickers are sometimes drawn round, and not sharp.
-Timing
-Color
-Believability

III. Conclusion

-Both films are hand drawn cel animation, yet they both have fire drawn differently.
-The believability of fire is still there despite technicalities of the animation drawings.