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To clearly express the way in which explosions have a exponential mass effect was not easy. It was difficult to make sure the viewer could grasp the concept of how two forces that oppose each other, continually increase mass of the explosions in a upwards scale that reaches climax where it doesn't matter which side wins, cause both are eliminated by the sheer mass of such a explosion. There is false notion that the side who let off the climatic explosion is victorious, but rather both sides and everything else are at a loss. I showed one force that was apparent throughout the clip, showing their loss and at the end I introduced a solitary figure that represented the other opposing force also being at a end, in my own view as well the lava falling from the sky is showing how everything else is at a loss, because it is like the blood of a planet and for it to be raining down on the surface means that the planet is also at a loss.



A few problems were encountered along the way for this documentary. The first was that in 30 seconds it was too hard to capture different levels of explosions and their effects on the 3D field, the second was that none of the explosives in GMod couldn't destroy my building. Instead I resorted to skip showing the increase of explosives as a exponential and instead went to the climatic point in that hypothetical exponential curve, the point where the mass effect of explosives is at its greatest, nuclear explosions.

Exponential Mass Effect of Explosions

Out of the four styles of documentary noting my own documentary will primarily be composed of elements of expository documentary but instead of audio narration I plan to use text overlaying the footage, not too small to be indiscreet but also enough to force the viewer to read it. The justification for this is in my belief that an expository documentary is made effective due to the narrator's skill of speaking effectively and convincingly. Hence I find that it would be rather difficult to imitate but instead I aim to use emotive music to support the text.
The documentary in some sense could be observational depending whether there is a sense of real-time portrayed or immediacy. I won’t be making any of it like that of a interactive documentary because as much as I would like to do it, the problem comes with creating a ragdoll or NPC that could imitate human behaviour ( i.e. mouth movement when the director would be talking to the camera).
I think that reflexive documentary always makes things interesting by challenging the viewer to think and part of the documentary could be ended with a something that asks a reflective question of the viewer, at the same time the idea seems rather cliché

Week Two-Task for Today/ Draft

The effect of a explosion on this structure would undoubtedly level it. The weakest part of the structure is most likely the pillars on which it sits, I have already thought about it collapsing due to explosions knocking those out. The first level or midriff of the building is probably the most stable part by being formed from bridges. I have been thinking whether the building will collapse at the height of explosive escalation, or whether it will fall at different stages of the exponential increase in the usage of volatile materials.

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This machinima trailer portrays the idea that explosives have a mass effect, where they might start off a lot of small explosions only to grow to a exponential scale. When two forces are in opposition it seems almost a competition that drives the growth/size/scale of explosives.
(The constant posting of 'Who can create the biggest explosion?' videos in crysis, crackdown, halo 3 etc.. is almost a testimony to this).

And when they have achieved the absolute maximum force possible, there seems to be only one purpose for it, a means to end all means. In a military sense theres the idea that the victor will probably be the person who can create then biggest 'bang', regardless of casualties and collateral.