--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6...@...> wrote: > > ... This is my only real criticizm of the flilm, however, > it's still a must see just to witness the direction movies > are going in the future. I can only imagine what could be > done using this technology to bring the Mahabharata and > Ramayana to film.
The real wonder of it all, Mike, is how it all works while *making* the movie. Cameron was not content with shooting his characters against a green screen and seeing the results only weeks or months later when all the special effects had been added. Nope...perfectionist control freak that he is, he had to invent a way to see it in *real time*, as he was filming. Article from Wired UK on how it all works below. Yes, on one level AVATAR is a game-changer because of what appears onscreen in the final product. But it's FAR more of a game-changer for filmmakers, who can now actually see what they are creating as they create it. http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/01/features/the-creation-of-avatar.aspx
