Back in 1996, James Cameron announced that he would be creating a film called Avatar, a science-fiction epic that would feature photo-realistic, computer-generated characters.
He had a treatment for the film, which already defined many things, including the Na’vi a primitive alien race standing ten feet tall with shining blue skin, living in harmony with their jungle-covered planet Pandora.
Soon after, though, Avatar had to be shelved as the technology of the time could not satisfy the creative desires of the director.
Fast-forward to October 2009: Dan Lemmon, FX supervisor and Andy Jones, animation director at Weta Digital have about two weeks left of visual effects production for Avatar. The near-900 strong crew spanned across six locations are practically working around the clock to achieve what was deemed impossible a decade earlier.
Weta Digital, the New Zealand studio responsible for the groundbreaking visual effects in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong, is taking VFX to a new level of creative and technological excellence.
For Avatar, the studio has created over 1,800 stereoscopic, photo-realistic visual effects shots, many of them of the Na’vi as ‘hero’ characters. In addition to digital characters and environments are the machines, vehicles, equipment and everything else that help blur the line between imagination and reality.
“We’re not just talking about the environment, but the creatures, the machines and the vehicles that people use to get around. The whole world is unique and because of the way James Cameron approaches things, everything seems functional and believable. Compared to other sci-fi fantasy genre films there’s a certain level of realism just in the design that makes it very believable,” says VFX supervisor Dan Lemmon.
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March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Awesome movie
Awesome movie
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
its was one of the …
its was one of the best movies ive seen but not my fav i watched in 3d it was sick tho
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
nothing but liberal …
nothing but liberal propaganda
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Awesome Movie!
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Awesome Movie!
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March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
@panamatan12
i’m a …
@panamatan12
i’m a fuckin’ moron for liking a movie?
lol alright then… sorry i don’t have the same taste in movies as you, if that’s what you mean by my being a moron
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
@ch3rryp3psi …
@ch3rryp3psi yourea moron.
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Avatar is the best …
Avatar is the best movie ever! I have seen it 3 times!
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
good
good
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
i think this was …
i think this was actually a pretty good movie
i mean there were TONS of cliches and everything, but overall it had some pretty cool special effects and a decent plot.
(the plants during the night were super cool too! lol)
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
I think Avatar is a …
I think Avatar is a beautiful movie – I found it spellbinding! The visuals are spectacular, great story line & characters and what an imagination James Cameron has – it makes you want to be one of the Na’vi and live on Pandora!
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Why is everyone so …
Why is everyone so harsh on avatar? Seriously, it’s a movie, either like it or don’t, don’t go on huge rants how you wasted money and time. Don’t be so close minded thinking that just because it’s mainstream then it must be bad. Most of you don’t even know why you hate it, you have nothing better to do than whine over the internet. Enjoy your movies, and let us enjoy ours, simple enough.
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
haha…yea man …
haha…yea man thats what went through my mind…some strange colored aliens that were all deformed haha sort of like the one that barfed in men in black lol
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
LOTR are the best …
LOTR are the best films of the decade.
This was a piece of shit.
FACT
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
@goo5976 it was an …
@goo5976 it was an excellent film and i agree with you about being more fulfilling, and when you said “jake and neytiri or whatever were together and I guess they and made gross alien babies” made me lol for ages. xD
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
you must be really …
you must be really close minded
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
i luv avatar
i luv avatar
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
you guys r just …
you guys r just pissy because your favourite movies were dog compared to avatar
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Honestly .. Avatar …
Honestly .. Avatar was horrible!
March 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
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March 1st, 2010 at 8:19 pm
dude the movie was …
dude the movie was good but seriously…the ending needed to tell more. all that happened was the army dude got killed…jake and neytiri or whatever were together and I guess they and made gross alien babies. it needed to be more fufulling. in my opinion, the animation was at the same level as jurassic park 3, and the acting was a little bit better. all in all, a great movie with an unfufilling ending. 15 years waiting for the right time to make it??? dude wasnt worth the wait…
March 1st, 2010 at 8:19 pm
@vanikazakelzer naw …
@vanikazakelzer naw man its over 3 n a half hours.
March 1st, 2010 at 8:19 pm
its not 3 hours its …
its not 3 hours its 2 hours n 37 mins (i think)
March 1st, 2010 at 8:19 pm
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