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Originally Posted by Hmarka; What exactly is this? Hear everyone at work talking about it yet have no clue what it is! |
It's a film which is likely to revolutionize the way films are made, and the way we see them. This quote from the film's page in wikipedia explains it all:
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In December 2006, Cameron explained that the delay in producing the film since the 1990s had been to wait until the technology necessary to create his project was advanced enough. The director planned to create photo-realistic computer-generated characters by using motion capture animation technology, on which he had been doing work for the past 14 months. Unlike previous performance capture systems, where the digital environment is added after the actors' motions have been captured, Cameron's new virtual camera allows him to observe directly on a monitor how the actors' virtual counterparts interact with the movie's digital world in real time and adjust and direct the scenes just as if shooting live action; "It’s like a big, powerful game engine. If I want to fly through space, or change my perspective, I can. I can turn the whole scene into a living miniature and go through it on a 50 to 1 scale."[43] Cameron planned to continue developing the special effects for Avatar, which he hoped would be released in summer 2009. He also gave fellow directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson a chance to test the new technology.[44] Spielberg and George Lucas were also able to visit the set to watch Cameron direct with the equipment.[24]
Other technological innovations include a performance-capture stage, called The Volume, which is six times larger than previously used and an improved method of capturing facial expressions. The tool is a small individually made skull cap with a tiny camera attached to it, located in front of the actors' face which collects information about their facial expressions and eyes, which is then transmitted to the computers. This way, Cameron intends to transfer about 95% of the actors' performances to their digital counterparts. Besides a real time virtual world, the team is also experimenting with a way of letting computer generated characters interact with real actors on a real, live-action set while shooting live action.
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This must be one of the most anticipated films in the history of Hollywood. Really looking forward to it! Will definitely catch a first day-first show!
King Cricket added 8 Minutes and 52 Seconds later... Quote:
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Originally Posted by MacLovin; i thought i was gonna watch it, when i 1st saw the trailer on tv. but i already got it all figured out. the guy is gonna fall in love with the girl, when he was suppose to go and gain their (weird animal human w/e they are) trust and backstab em. and blah blah blah .. i think i mentioned it some where
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It's not about the plot, Mac, it's about the way this particular film is made. Cameron has done everything with computer generated characters; no human acting involved at all. The film is the first of it's kind!