Well, the midterm project went over quite well and now we're moving on into fire, smoke, and water. As a reprieve, we've had the chance to view the movie “How To Train Your Dragon.” It's a light-hearted and diverting film (although I still don't think that Vikings had Scottish accents) with a great deal over VERY GOOD animation in it. Of course, what really makes this movie are all the effects shots – fire, water, and smoke. Needless to say, with fire-breating dragons as a main part of the cast you're going to need to animate of lot of fire, but it is quite amazing to see all the subtle (and gross) differences in what they have produced – from simple wooden pyres to transparent blue butane-eque jets. It's funny really, the more I learn about a subject (like SFX) the more I look closely at a film, and I find that it doesn't ruin the experience, because I know how the magic is done, but actually enhances it. I really do enjoy special effects.
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