The origin of the war - and the truth of how it began - was likely a fiction concocted by those in power. As it turns out, all of the records of the war were published by the royal line. However, after befriending the Red Bluster and attempting to save it from the hunters, Maisie makes a surprising discovery. According to Maisie's favorite book, the war started when the sea monsters began swimming up to shore and attacking the helpless humans on land.
The movie establishes that the war between the beasts and the hunters has been going on for hundreds of years. We landed on a plan that Imageworks would simulate a library of these Beaufort levels." The Beaufort Wind Scale was a method invented by Admiral Francis Beaufort in 1805, and is still used by sailors today (per The National Weather Service).
"It's a scale from 0 to 12, calm to a hurricane, that has a relative wind speed, wave height, and wave speed. "Doing some research, we learned about the Beaufort Scale," Duguid told Ashley Saunders on her podcast.
Williams also went to the Maritime Museum of San Diego to take a look at the HMS Surprise, a replica of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate that was used in the film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World." As for how they made the roiling waves of the movie look so real, it was visual effects supervisor Stirling Duguid who used a real nautical tool to assist in the venture. Laco has been a consultant on projects like "Our Flag Means Death," "The New World," and the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films. For fans of the film who might be curious as to how "The Sea Beast" came to be, here are some lesser-known behind-the-scenes facts about the film.Īccording to Screen Daily, Williams researched nautical history with the help of historian Gordon Laco. Featuring larger-than-life battles at sea and clashes between giant monsters, "The Sea Beast" required a stellar team of artists, special effects wizards, and a lot of nautical know-how to pull it all off. Inspired by works such as Ray Harryhausen's "Clash of the Titans" and the legacy of King Kong films, Chris Williams set out to make a high-seas adventure for the ages. Along the way, they discover what it means to be a family, and what truly makes a monster. When the audacious orphan girl Maisie stows onto the ship in the hopes of becoming a hunter herself, she and the Inevitable's best hunter, Jacob, find themselves on an adventure that tests their bravery and loyalty. The most famous of hunters, Captain Crow of the Inevitable (voiced by Jared Harris), is determined to put down the great Red Bluster, the fiercest beast of them all. "The Sea Beast" takes place during a time of war, as brave sea-faring hunters go up against the beasts of the deep in epic battles within the fictional land of Three Bridges.