Prince Caspian (character) of the sea he is known as Caspian the Seafarer. Lewis introduces Caspian as the young nephew of and heir to King Miraz of Narnia. By this time 1300 years have passed since the rule of High King Peter and his siblings, and Old Narnians no longer live openly in Narnia, having been driven into hiding by Caspian's ancestors, the Telmarines. In fact, the talking beasts are believed to be mythical, and stories of them are forbidden in Miraz's castle. When Caspian is a small boy (by which time both of his parents are dead), his nurse tells him of
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian "Prince Caspian" has over 1,500 special effects shots, more than "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 800 effects shots, yet the film had less time to complete them. The scale of special effects led Andrew Adamson to base production in the UK, to take advantage of new tax credits. Therefore, it legally qualifies as a British film. This also meant the director only had to walk five minutes from the editing room to supervise the effects. British visual effects companies the Moving Picture Company and Framestore CFC were hired to create the visual effects alongside Weta Digital. Framestore worked