The hit Disney movie "Moana" features stunning visual effects, including the animation of water to such a degree that it becomes a distinct character in the film.
UCLA mathematics professor Joseph Teran, a Walt Disney consultant on animated movies since 2007, is under no illusion that artists want lengthy mathematics lessons, but many of them realize that the success of animated movies often depends on advanced mathematics.
"In general, the animators and artists at the studios want as little to do with mathematics and physics as possible, but the demands for realism in animated movies are so high," Teran said. "Things are going to look fake if you don't at least start with the correct physics and mathematics for many materials, such as water and snow. If the physics and mathematics are not simulated accurately, it will be very glaring that something is wrong with the animation of the material."
Teran and his research team have helped infuse realism into several Disney movies, including "Frozen," where they used science to animate snow scenes. Most recently, they applied their knowledge of math, physics and computer science to enliven the new 3-D computer-animated hit, "Moana," a tale about an adventurous teenage girl who is drawn to the ocean and is inspired to leave the safety of her island on a daring journey to save her people.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 04 2017, @02:56PM
This will help them include more subliminal messages like they've always done.
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"Moana," a tale about an adventurous teenage girl
Teenage girls indeed set about the oceans to save their people. When was the last time that happened?
Avoid Disney like the plague it is.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 04 2017, @03:53PM
Why do you haet pizza?
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday January 04 2017, @05:11PM
I was wondering why they didn't call her Screama instead of Moana, lol.
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