Expedition Reef: Behind the Scenes | California Academy of Sciences

Scientists, artists and technical directors talk about the challenges of building the opening scene of our new planetarium show, Expedition Reef, with thousands of animated fish and other sea creatures.
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[@AdamFlanders]

Excellent show! I just saw this tonight at the University of Maine planetarium. I have some experience with CG rendering and animation so I really appreciate the huge amount of effort put into this project. It was beautiful and engaging. Thank you for all the hard work!

[@marinebetta]

I was hoping they were going to make a video game like Endless Ocean to educate more people about the ocean in a fun way. We need more ocean games!

[@Miles_Edwards]

Emma D Indeed we do.

[@edhartnett8475]

Wonderful and amazing work - this should be a great tool for educators and fun for us all!

[@Daniel-od7dx]

Omg I thought it was real until they said it's animated

[@JeffreyHandy]

I was also fooled. That's crazy cool.

[@SaroDanceFreaks]

good video