For a sailor,
out there in the vast unknown,
is where the true adventure begins.
Alright, we’ve come all this way
for a proper fight.
I've always loved
big action adventure pictures,
and when developing
the idea for the movie
I remember looking at
those incredible, unfinished maps
where they would populate those unfinished areas
with amazing, terrifying looking
sea monsters.
And I thought, this would make
a great setting for an animated movie,
and here we are!
All together now!
The Sea Beast is set in a time
where hunters take to the seas
waging war against these monsters.
The story follows
renowned sea monster hunter, Jacob Holland
setting off after the greatest of all beasts.
See there! It's the Red Bluster.
And along the way, things go sideways for him
because a young girl,
Maisie Brumble
I'm joining your crew.
Oh, no, you ain't.
You stowed away?
Yeah.
I like this kid.
Maisie's an aspiring hunter.
Very determined.
Nothing can stand in her way.
The monsters I can handle, but that one?
She'll be the death of me.
They have this journey
where you see monster fights,
amazing locations,
it's just a wild ride.
If there's one of them things within a mile of us
I'll sense it.
May be a little off my game here.
Hold on, Maisie!
The look of The Sea Beast
is very rich.
We were trying to make a world where
the audience could be completely immersed
while still having a foot in realism.
We embarked to design a comprehensive world
that felt like it had a real rich history
and felt plausible and grounded and believable.
Our incredible art team
really helped bring this place into being.
We have to make the human world
authentic and realistic
because out there in the oceans
are fantasy creatures.
They needed some contrast.
The human world
is heavily inspired by
the 17th century -
architecture, clothing,
their way of living.
And then we have the wild ocean
with photorealistic water.
This movie is epic
in its cinematography.
It's beautifully rendered.
The sort of textures and details
in these incredible ships
or the way the light shimmers on the sea.
It's a really fun, magical place to be.
The team really
did an insanely awesome job.
With CG animation
you’re building
extremely complex puppets
and that was a fun challenge
to bring to life with the
voice actor performance.
Let it know we're here!
We were so fortunate with our cast.
Karl Urban,
Zaris-Angel Hator,
Jared Harris,
Marianne Jean-Baptiste -
they just have this
incredible chemistry together.
We're not keeping it!
But, he's so cute!
You and I
have a different idea of cute.
Working with Mark Mancina on the score was so much fun.
Chris wanted to make it
a live action score
for an animated film.
Vivid and epic and fun.
Because it's a make believe world, the sky's the limit!
I swore I would do everything in my power
to keep people safe.
You can be a hero and still be wrong.
Chris Williams did Moana
Big Hero 6
Now, with Netflix
he just takes it to a whole new level.
This is one of the most astonishing animated movies I have ever seen.
It was really fun.
We've been through all this process
for almost three years.
It's just amazing what we made!
It's a coming together
of technology and artistry
and I was just so proud of the incredible team.
I think we did succeed
in creating a spectacular adventure story
that the whole family can really enjoy.