Outline for Essay on Motion Control

I. Introduction

     A.   What is Motion Control?

i.)         Introduction of basic concept behind motion-control

     B.   Brief outline of paper/topic

i.)         “Beginning with a brief history…” etc.

II. History of motion control

     A.   First applications of technology

i.)                  John Whitney’s use of anti-aircraft computers to control lighting

      B.   2001: A Spaced Odyssey

i.)                  First-ever use of motion-control technology for cameras

ii.)                Mechanically-controlled split-scan photography

      C.   Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

i.)                  First-ever large-scale use of motion-control tech for cameras

ii.)                Dykstraflex

III. Why motion control?

      A.   Reasons motion control is useful

i.)                  Easy repetition of precise camera movements

ii.)                Aids in more precise compositing

iii.)              Precise control of camera movements

      B.   Applications

i.)                  Miniatures (model spaceships, backgrounds, buildings, etc.)

ii.)                Same actor, multiple characters

IV. Motion Control Today

       A.   3D Applications

i.)                  Important for compositing of “blanks” with 3D or CGI

ii.)                3D Animation

       B.   Match Moving

i.)                  Digital replication of hand-held camera movements

ii.)                Originally threatened future of motion-control photography

       C.   Recent Films to use Motion Control

i.)                  Example 1

ii.)                Example 2

iii.)              Example 3

V. Conclusion

        A.   Summarize topics covered

i.)                  History

ii.)                Reasons for motion-control

iii.)              Motion-control today

        B.   Revisit introduction

i.)                  Make sure purpose of paper has been restated

ii.)                Summary of main point of paper

        C.   Closing remarks

i.)         Closing sentence.