The Shallows: How to build a CGI shark

Producers on the shark-attack thriller, The Shallows, have revealed the work that went into building the computer generated Great White.

The suspense-filled movie sees a surfer, played by Blake Lively, trapped tantalising close to the shore of a secluded Mexican beach by a Great White Shark, ready to attack.

In extra content released with the DVD this week, producers of the shark-genre movie discuss the complex CGI that went into making the film.

Scott E Anderson, who was the Special Effects Supervisor for the Shallows, said: “To heavily choreograph scenes and just getting all the pieces to fit together really required a lot of work.

“You’ve got the water simulation, fire simulation that we can then direct and put where we want it.

“We have the shark and the interaction built up layer by layer. There is a lot of focus on the details.”

The Shallows is released on Blu-ray™ & DVD on Monday December 5

Watch the video above to find out the process behind making the shark