Eric Froemling, Tolga Goktekin, Darwyn Peachey
Abstract:
In Pixar's Ratatouille, a key story point involves a rat
being swept through the sewers of Paris, plummeting down waterfalls
and along steeply sloping tunnels, through a series of high-speed S-
bends which cause the torrent of water to bank up sharply on each
turn. Bringing the director's vision of this wild and perilous
rapids sequence to the screen required us to use a wide variety of
water effects techniques to give the appearance of rushing water,
spray, foam and bubbles. One of the greatest challenges was to pull
these diverse techniques together into a seamless sequence.
Paper (PDF)
Available as Pixar Technical Memo #07-03