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This Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Avatar 2’ Proves Acting Is Still Central to the Movie (Video)
23.12.2022 - 04:03 / thewrap.com
The latest behind-the-scenes look at “Avatar: The Way of Water” offers a glimpse at the actors acting their hearts out within motion-capture performances. The 249-second clip, released on 20th Century Studios’ YouTube channel, offers explicit evidence, if any such thing is still needed, that performance capture performances are still about actors honing their skills and the technology supplementing their work.
“What we’re interested in,” notes writer/director James Cameron, “is the totality of the performance. The actor creates the emotion, the actor creates the moment.”We then see a slew of split-screen sequences where we see the actor giving the in-film performance while covered in motion-capture gear (including the facial dots which serve as guides for computer rendering and related animation) side-by-side with the finished sequence in the film.
As Sam Worthington states at the 0:33 second mark, “Everything that Jake Sully as a Na’vi has done, Sam has done.”Beyond just providing an educational and entertaining behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of the global blockbuster, the featurette serves to show off that the moments of physical strain and high emotion are rooted in old-school acting. It should go without saying, but it bears reminding and it is always fun to see the before-and-after comparisons, such as the (for example) the Blu-ray supplemental material on “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” which shows Andy Serkis performing as Supreme Leader Snoke in the flesh.The featurette, and others like it, reminds viewers that actors and on-set performances are the first and most important building block.
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05.01.2023 / 23:29
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Slow and steady wins the race, especially if you’re James Cameron and the world always seems to be skeptical about your chances. It’s been said never to bet against Cameron.
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05.01.2023 / 19:15
‘Avatar’: James Cameron Says ‘Avatar 3’ Will Introduce An Antagonistic, Fire-Based Na’Vi Clan Called The Ash People
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02.01.2023 / 22:47
‘Avatar 2’ Reportedly Close To Breaking Even Already As Film Continues To Dominate Box Office
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02.01.2023 / 14:45
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29.12.2022 / 22:27
James Cameron Isn’t Too Concerned If He Makes ‘Avatar’ Movies The Rest Of His Career: “I Can Tell Most Of The Stories I Want” On Pandora
After two weeks in theaters, James Cameron‘s “Avatar: The Way Of Water” passed $1.1 billion at the global box office. A strong start, but will it reach Cameron’s desired gross of matching or surpassing the 2009 film’s 2.923 billion gross? Only time will tell.
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28.12.2022 / 21:03
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Swims Past $300M At Domestic Box Office
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28.12.2022 / 17:51
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24.12.2022 / 00:17
Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite Movies Of 2022, And ‘Avatar’ Did Not Make The Cut
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22.12.2022 / 22:35
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’: James Cameron Says He Wants His Films To Avoid “‘Stranger Things’ Effect” Of Teens Who “Look Like They’re 27”
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22.12.2022 / 17:57
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’: Writers Say They Had To Split Sequel Into Two Films Because Of “Too Much Material”
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22.12.2022 / 07:11
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22.12.2022 / 05:23
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21.12.2022 / 20:29
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21.12.2022 / 18:51
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20.12.2022 / 20:11
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