| MATH | FILM(S) REFERENCED | CONCEPTS |
| Movies Through A Mathematical Lens | Superman II Despicable Me Inside/Out |
Acceleration Estimation Many (see article) |
| Math in Special Effects | Music video | Algebra, Distance, Light Intensity, Exposure (photography) |
| Film Aspect Ratio Related video | Captain America: Winter Solider; Citizen Kane; Ben Hur; A Serious Man; Oz: The Great And The Powerful; The Grand Budapest Hotel; Oliver; The Dark Knight |
Aspect ratio |
| Jumping Out of Windows (stunts) | measuring, multiplication, division, and remainders | |
| Math in the Film Industry | trigonometry, algebra, integral calculus, subdivision surfaces, division, geometry, and harmonic coordinates |
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| How One Visual Effects Director Uses Math | Harry Potter, Sweeny Todd, Prince of Persia, GI Joe |
fluid modeling, gravity, viscosity, voxels, density, 3D geometry |
| A Math Breakdown of Cinematography of “There Will Be Blood“Related article |
There Will Be Blood | Geometry |
| Math Goes Movies | Jurrasic Park, Lord of the Rings |
polygons, triangles, ray tracing, vectors, caustics, precomputed radiance transfer, radiosity |
| Film Lighting & Math | multiplication, angles, measurements, division, skip counting |
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| Geometry of Lenses (Lesson plan) |
geometry, areas, ratios, and square roots | |
| Math Algorithm Claims to Predict Film’s Success |
algorithm | |
| Pixar combines math to make its movies related video |
The Incredibles Ratatouille Finding Nemo |
algebra, geometry , calculus |
| Pixar Sr. Scientist Explains Math of Movies related video |
Cars 2, Brave, Geri’s Game |
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, polygons, calculus, combinatronics, light, fluid, gases, compression algorithm, parabolas |
| Ryan Kavanugh Uses Math To Make Movies | Batman, Zombieland, Charlie Wilson’s War, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Season of the Witch, The Perfect Getaway, Matrix, Waterworld, Jesse James, The Fighter, Evan Almighty, Bruce Almighty, Land of the Lost, Brothers, Somewhere in Time, Titanic |
variables |
| Box Office Math (lesson plan) | Calculations, measures, box plots (both modified and non-modified), histograms, and stem-and-leaf plots. |
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| Independent Filmmakers Talk Math | Calculations | |
| The Croods & Math | Coding, effects tools, process control, fluid dynamics, Cloud computing |
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| What is the average budget for a Hollywood movie? |
The Brothers McMullen, Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean |
