How Disney's 'Moana' created its amazing water effects

An in-depth look at the tools used to create water for Disney's most effects-filled movie ever.

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[goldensymbolproductions]

This is crazy most people don't realize the amount of work that goes into film and that's what makes it an art. Love everything movie!

[MarcelPatillo]

The amount of computing done for this kind of thing is absolutely incredible.

[md.serajulislam]

Moana has the most realistic animation ever. The water, Moana's hair, the scenery.... Everything is amazing ❤

[mikewolf]

This is such a fascinating interview. I'm so glad CNET is letting Brian do these types of interviews. It really helps show the depth of his journalistic repertoire.

[michaelvilleneuve]

I saw this movie, but just now I see how awesome the water really looks.

[kitalako]

I love how with each animated movie, Disney (and Pixar) revolutionize some aspect of 3D animation

[bz.k]

They must have some super computers, rendering just 30 seconds on a high-end gaming pc would take days if not weeks

[rarebreed]

Disney better win for best animation bc that water looks too real!

[tizilong]

It is so amazing and crazy.
How they simulate for such a huge amount of breaking waves throughout the movie using physical equations (perhaps NS equations) is beyond me.
Always be the best movie in my house.

[allenjlo]

Absolutely incredible. People, including myself, take the tech, talent, and man hours required to pull this off for granted. Maui: “You’re Welcome!”

[AbiNubli]

2:51 man that beach has so many waves like there's a storm going on

[raggledaggle]

That water movement feels so satisfying

[erayavci]

When i saw this movie, My mind had blown up with ocean tech.

[DeniseFer]

I'm glad great big companies like Disney are investing in these type of technologies always striving for the best, hiring these people that make an effort to always better their job and the end result. It's inspiring. You really can't imagine the amount of technology that goes into the animated movies, but the end result just keeps getting better and better along with good stories and plot lines, really, investment in progress is beautiful.

[ahoodtariq]

If they can let the water too real, what will happen in the future? 😂

[DK-mtxw]

I've been trying to find something like this for the movie Raya! The water was incredible in that movie and none of the behind the scenes even mention it.

[Antphoneigh]

This is the prettiest film Disney has made (that and Coco).

[curiosity]

When ‘’this video’ = ‘watched’’ = true
‘Respect for animators’++;

[ragnarox]

That is the BIGGEST Wacom tablet I have ever seen!

[sirballin]

i saw this movie as a tech demo for water simulation and animation and alot of people do not understand this type of technical feat