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In the video below [click to play], Oscar-winning director James Cameron spills some of the story beats for his long-in-production (four years) “Avatar,” which finally hits theatres this December 18th. [1]
Cameron: Really what this film ultimately does is hold a mirror to our own blighted history, where we have a culturally advanced civilization supplanting more ‘primitive’ civilizations. [2]
Cameron directed the film Titanic, which went on to become the top-grossing film of all time, with a worldwide gross of over US$1.8 billion, as well as creator of The Terminator franchise. [3]
Since 60% of Avatar is performance capture, he has designed a way to insert a new facial scan/dialogue capture on an existing performance. [4]
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a hugely successful three-time Academy Award winning director noted for his action/science fiction films, which are often extremely successful financially. [3]
So Cameron developed a virtual camera which will allow his to point it at his actors and see them as their computer generated characters in real time. [4]
He wrote the script fourteen years ago, before the technology was available to film it, spent nine years developing the cameras, and is now shooting live action in “Stereoscopic 3D.” [1]
Director James Cameron is today unveiling a 15-minute taster of his hotly-anticipated 3D sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” to sold-out audiences in selected cinemas across the world. [3]
Avatar is directed and written by Academy Award Winner James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver. [5]
Cameron: We use the term Aliens twice. [2]
Performance Capture Workflow: A lot of the film was captured using a performance capture technique similar to that of which Robert Zemeckis filmed Beowulf. [4]
“Every aspect of this film was meticulously designed for 3D, so when audiences experience this revolutionary film in an IMAX 3D theatre, they will feel as if they are actually IN the movie. [5]
Panasonic Corporation today announced collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Lightstorm Entertainment on the global promotion of James Cameron’s AVATAR. [3]
No one likes a preachy movie regardless of what side it’s preaching for but, well, let’s just say I have a bad feeling about this. [2]
“The Terminator” (1984), “Aliens” (1986), “The Abyss” (1989), “Terminator 2″ (1991), “True Lies” (1994), and “Titanic” (1997). [1]
Sources:
[1] Big Hollywood ” Blog Archive ” James Cameron’s Dances with Avatar‘
[2] Big Hollywood ” Blog Archive ” James Cameron’s Avatar‘ Slams America
[3] James Cameron Biography - Director Of Avatar - Filmography Movies Films …
[4] Five Innovations in James Cameron’s Avatar | /Film
[5] James Cameron’s AVATAR in IMAX 3D | /Film