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Musker and Clements are primarily hand-illustrators; this is their first movie doing nearly everything via computer graphics (CG). “The story’s visual elements like the ocean benefited more from CG instead of a two-dimensional technique,” says Musker. “We’re really hoping the audience can see how rich the CG is in the film.”

Sotiris wrote:Here we go again! So far we've been told that Tangled had to be done in CG because of the hair, Frozen because of the ice and snow, Big Hero 6 because of the action sequences, and now Moana because of the ocean.

Musker and Clements are primarily hand-illustrators; this is their first movie doing nearly everything via computer graphics (CG). “The story’s visual elements like the ocean benefited more from CG instead of a two-dimensional technique,” says Musker. “We’re really hoping the audience can see how rich the CG is in the film.”

Source: http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolul ... New-Moana/

estefan wrote:It's really weird hearing the directors of The Little Mermaid say this. That movie used water and waves exceptionally well without the use of computer animation.

Disney's Divinity wrote:I seriously doubt the ocean will be more impressive here than in The Little Mermaid or Pinocchio.

estefan wrote:It's really weird hearing the directors of The Little Mermaid say this. That movie used water and waves exceptionally well without the use of computer animation.

Sotiris wrote:Here we go again! So far we've been told that Tangled had to be done in CG because of the hair, Frozen because of the ice and snow, Big Hero 6 because of the action sequences, and now Moana because of the ocean.

Musker and Clements are primarily hand-illustrators; this is their first movie doing nearly everything via computer graphics (CG). “The story’s visual elements like the ocean benefited more from CG instead of a two-dimensional technique,” says Musker. “We’re really hoping the audience can see how rich the CG is in the film.”

Source: http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolul ... New-Moana/

While “Moana” is the sixth Disney film by the creative minds of Musker and Clements, it is their first feature that is entirely computer-generated, as opposed to hand-drawn animation. Because of its three-dimensional characteristic, computer-generated animation produces a "sculpted" look, according to Musker. This was one of the deciding factors for the directors to make the switch to computer generation.

"Dare I say, people's faces [in the South Pacific] have such a beautiful sculpturing – the way the planes work on the face, it feels sculptural," Musker said. "That aspect seems to lend itself to [computer generation].”

Musker said the environment in the South Pacific was also best modeled via computer generation.

“One of the things we learned when we were in Samoa was that in the islands there wasn't necessarily indigenous drawing or painting traditions,” Musker said. “But when you look at the sculptures of the islands themselves. Mo'orea, the skyline looks like a sculpture."

“We looked around the island of Mo’orea and studied the sculpted rocks that worked both graphically and dimensionally,” Musker said. “Also, people’s faces and bodies were carved, so the idea of doing it in CG this way became clear. Jim Henn, who understands the transitional drawing between 2D and CG, worked this out.”

Kyle wrote:Please, there's nothing racist about observing differences how people look. Its what artists are supposed to do.

Disney's Divinity wrote:I don't think it's racist, but there are plenty of white people who have faces that are "sculptural".

Kyle wrote: There will be exceptions but different races/cultures have their own look, its not racist to point these things out.

Kyle wrote:Just because he thinks something lends itself to something doesn't mean it has to exclude another.

Kyle wrote:And being sculptural doesn't just mean to exist in 3 dimensions, it means they have chiseled distinct features.

Disney's Divinity wrote:Well, that's good to know because I didn't say it was. And neither did Sotiris, btw, he did say "possibly."

Sotiris wrote:It's not really coming from them. It's the same PR spin they make every director at Disney say to justify why Disney isn't making 2D movies any more; that they supposedly choose the medium based on how suitable it is for the story.

ce1ticmoon wrote:and while I'm sure a properly made hand-drawn film would actually have the potential to be just as successful as CGI films, they really just aren't on most peoples' radars anymore. The only people who truly care are a select few,