Visual Effects have a huge impact on the movie
industry. Especially that of fire.
A.
Films: The Avengers and How to Train Your Dragon
B.
Thesis- Fire is an effect that is now inserted into
films digitally and added in during post production.
Body
1.
The Avengers
a.
The visual effects were mostly added in after filming
b.
Actors filmed on a green screen
c.
Believable fire added in post, creating an authentic
scene
2.
How to Train Your Dragon
a.
Fire given a life of its own due to being a main visual
effect
b.
Animators gave the fire a slightly different
consistency, to make it more believable coming from a dragons mouth
c.
Different types of fire, created differently depending
on the type of dragon
Conclusion
1.
Fire used in normal live action movies tend to be
pretty simplistic and used to create believable scenes.
2.
Fire used in movies like How to Train Your Dragon given
a little more attention/life since it is a major aspect of the film.