Prelimenary Outline

Case: 300

I. Introduction
   - Introduce the movie 300 asboth the work of Frank Miller with a story derived from The Battle of Thermopylae
   - Later adapted into a movie directed by Zack Snyder
   -  Extensive production value, a lot of compositing and visual effects 


 II . Production
   - Story boarding
   - Pre production
   - blue screen, animatronics, costume and character design
   - cost

III.  Post production

   - Compositing
   - Visual Effects
   -Matte painting
   - what gave the movie its feel


III.  Techniques used
   - What made it work
   - what programs used ex. lightwave, maya, nuke, etc.
   - Real Flow, particle systems
   - what techniques used here that were borrowed from other movies
   - what gave it it's distinguishing feel

IV.  Conclusion
   - Reception at box office
   - reception in visual effects industry
   - break throughs as a movie