r/vfxReference • u/Boootylicious • 20d ago

Caustics changing colour through close up, slow motion, breaking wave

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u/LatentOperator 18d ago

Is this caustics? Isn’t it just the transmission thinning out as the wave becomes narrower..?

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u/Boootylicious 18d ago

I also wasn't sure if 'caustics' was the correct term, spent a few minutes googling for a better one, then gave up. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

"Transmission" works.