This is a film about PlayStation’s constant mission to push beyond the boundaries of what console gaming is capable of, so making the CG match that beautiful vision of the future was critical. Every ocean shot in the film is created in CG and populated with hundreds of meticulously modelled vessels. A supernatural energy flow takes the viewer on a journey to an otherworldly plasma with a life and energy of its own. A highly customised workflow was built around stylesheets, creating an infinite number of look variations, including procedural sail damage. Ocean spectra could be quickly deployed into shots, and inverted waterfall simulations blended seamlessly into the magical plasma. The membrane used advected rest fields and layers of procedural noise to create a surface with a life and energy of its own. New ways of working achieved the realism and dynamism required, on an epic scale.