Fluid

I love the appearance of fluid effects. When I was younger I used to enjoy dropping food die into water and watching it dilute. The following links are two scenes that really inspire me because of their usage with this effects.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGDM5svwFN4 -Dumbledore’s Army from Harry Potter 5 produce Patronus spells. The Patronus spells look like a fluid effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrVdCkKxty4 –Nightcrawler from the opening scene in X-men 2. Teleportation appears to use a fluid effect.

I really like how fluid appears to trail the animals produced from the Patronus spell in the fifth Harry Potter Film. How the fluid dissolves into the air behind the spell, and how they glow creates a beautiful appearance. Also I like how Nightcrawler from X-men would disappear and reappear. The fluid used with him wasn’t filled with as much motion as the Harry Potter scene but the effect had gave life to his actions.

Fire

I was observing fire and how it looks/works. Based on it's size and temperature it works and appears quite different. A small match of fire flickers and is quite weak, especially when it is moving. The air nearly puts out the flame if a match moves too quickly.
A bonfire is quite different. Once it gets going, a three foot fire crackles and produces quite a bit of heat. It flickers more toward the tips of the flame at a fast pace. When a log is taken from the bonfire, still ablaze, it can continue to burn but becomes weaker the longer it's away from the fire.
Weak fires are more effected by the wind, and also stay closer to their fuel source; For instance, when a log is taken from a bonfire and the fire is strong it will burn about three inches tall, but as it becomes weaker and closer to going out, the fire clings to the wood for dear life, and reduces to less than an inch in height.

CEREAL!

This week I got some golden grams cereal for breakfast. I made sure to pay attention to how the cereal hit the bowl, and how it flowed from the box. As far as bounciness went, the first layer of cereal to hit the bowl fell flat and left the surface a little but for the most part the cereal just stayed where it landed. As it toppled from the carton it seemed to require a couple shakes to actually leave the box. The golden grams appeared to group together due to their shape but not their stickiness. As I poured the milk, the cereal pieces began to float. Then I enjoyed my breakfast.