Science fact or cinematic fiction OUTLINE

Cameron Seibly
Phys 123

Outline Science fact or Cinematic Fiction

Introduction :

• What makes a good space movie / why are things often embellished
• Introduce the the 3 movies (Aliens, Mission to Mars, Gravity)

• The science of the laws of physics in space and how often they are shown wrong, but also sometimes right in Hollywood.

Body 1:

• Aliens – what is it, when was it filmed
• Break down the last fight between the Ripley and the alien Queen, when Ripely opens the airlock to jettison the Queen into space.
• Compare forces between reality and what the movie portrays.

Body 2:

• Mission to Mars – what is it and when was it filmed
• Detail the scenes that depict the interactions of space and pressurized environments. The leak in the ship and the whole in the space suit.
• Explain why though the movie may have been a flop, it was based in fact. Though some things may have been embellished.

Body 3:

• Gravity – what it is and when . . . again
• Explain the overall movie and detail its action scenes that take place in the vacuum of space.
• Go over the extensive work the film crew and director did to ensure a believable portrayal of the astronauts in space.

Body 4:

• Compare this film to the others and show the overall progression of space believability over the decades.
• Show how an increasing understanding, for the general public, of what the laws of physics mean for us while in space has forced a change in the way most space based films are executed.