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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: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday January 04 2017, @05:30PM
Disney alternates between a boy-movie year and a girl-movie year, because Disney is an equal opportunity money-taking company.
Between Frozen and Moana, there was Big Hero 6. It just didn't have the same "princess dresses everywhere" visibility.
(Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Wednesday January 04 2017, @05:41PM
Also, it wasn't very good. The inflatable robot thing was quite appealing, but the story didn't hang together at all - first it's about a genius kid roboticist and his brother, then [SPOILER] [SPOILER] and he's all [SPOILER] and then suddenly it morphs unexpectedly into a lame superhero team up. WTF?
(Score: 3, Funny) by fishybell on Wednesday January 04 2017, @05:50PM
Ah yes, the [SPOILER] scene. It really made the movie.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday January 04 2017, @08:41PM
On the other hand, the bad guy really didn't need to [SPOILER], since he already [SPOILER].
And that ruined it for me, given how that's the central thing which causes [SPOILER].