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Looking for everyone's spiritual corner in the movie
"Avatar: The Way of Water" that countless people are looking forward to is finally here.
As the new work of director Cameron for ten years, the birth of this sequel to " Avatar " can be described as long and tortuous.
Over the past thirteen years, the audience has changed and the film industry has changed drastically. Cameron is 68 years old, but his enthusiasm for movies has always been consistent. "Avatar: Way of Water" condensed his efforts just like "Titanic" and "Avatar" back then.
"Avatar 2: The Way of Water" has exceeded 1.5 million
After sorting out the highlights of the new works in the first two episodes and analyzing Cameron's ocean complex, today's [Avatar Special Series] third issue, let's look back at the time the film is about to be fully released and take a look at the long journey this IP that has been recorded in history.
Perhaps only by learning from time can we understand the hard-won way of this "Avatar: The Way of Water".
In the mid-1980s, the director James Cameron ushered in his first peak in his career.
From 1984 to 1994, he successively filmed a series of global top-notch commercial blockbusters such as " Terminator ", " Alien 2", and " True Lies ". While these videos have won over $1 billion in box office worldwide, they also give him the right to further display his talents.
Cameron on the set of "Terminator"
Cameron, who has been a fan of "Star Wars" since he was a child, has always been eager to create a unique science fiction world. Seeing that he gradually gained a foothold in Hollywood , he began to plan his first outer space science fiction movie.
In 1994, after filming "Terminator 2", he wrote an 82-page manuscript to describe the magnificent world in his mind - this is the beginning of the "Avatar" series of movies.
It can be said that the story of "Avatar" had taken shape 28 years ago.
script mainly tells the virtual journey of a paralyzed soldier on a distant planet, and the background takes place after the earth has become a barren land.
At that time, Cameron had already named the distant planet "Pandora". The Namei that lives on this planet and the "Avatar" connected to the human will also appear on the manuscript.
Cameron's manuscript was quickly appreciated by producer Jon Landau .
He believes that the film will surely lead the film to a new era, so that the current filming of "Titanic" may be his last time using large-scale sets and movies about the "old era".
However, recognition is recognition. Jon Landau's main task at that time was to make God of Card temporarily put aside his obsession with science fiction and devote himself to the expensive work of "Titanic".
After all, at that time, "Titanic" had exceeded its budget by as much as 100 million US dollars. If we didn't make a good movie, not only would the production company 20th Century Fox be dragged down, but it would even ruin Cameron's own directorial career.
Fortunately, the card god is still the same card god.
No matter what era, "Titanic" can be regarded as one of the best movies. It won $1.8 billion in box office and won 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Cameron and starring Kate Winslet and Jon Landau were at the Oscars
But Cameron realized that with the special effects technology level in the 1990s, there was no way to complete the science fiction film full of virtual characters and alien grand scenes.
Until another special effects blockbuster appeared, Cameron saw hope.
It is the " Lord of the Rings " series by New Zealand director Peter Jackson .
video uses advanced special effects technology to create a Middle-earth world for the audience, and Guru, born from the combination of CG special effects and motion capture in the film, has planted a seed of technical power in Cameron's heart.
So in 2005, Cameron believed that the time was ripe and "Avatar" was officially put on the agenda.
Because of the huge investment involved in "Avatar", 20th Century Fox promised to provide $10 million in research funds first, and decided whether to shoot the movie after Cameron completed script writing, art design, technical research, and submitted a sample.
In February 2006, a 37-second sample was made. The Namei in this clip is slightly different from the Avatar today, and the two actors in the sample Kim Yoon-jin and Daniel Bass did not appear in the main film in the end.
Although the sample proves the feasibility of "Avatar", 20th Century Fox still argues with Cameron over the script, casting, duration and other issues.
Finally, Kassus tried to fight the management with his eloquence. He said: "The building we meet now is all earned by the Titanic I filmed, so "Avatar" must listen to me."
Finally, after a long filming period of three years, on December 10, 2009, British audiences first saw this masterpiece.
It can be said that the emergence of "Avatar" not only redefines the "3D special effects blockbuster", but to this day, this work is still not outdated.
On March 12, 2021, "Avatar" was re-screened in China, achieving a box office of 375 million yuan. In the end, the film had a cumulative box office of 1.715 billion yuan in China and a global box office of 2.923 billion yuan, surpassing " Avengers 4" and returning to the top box office in the film history.
After launching the first "Avatar" in 2009, Cameron once again chose to remain silent.
In order to make "Avatar" a huge space epic series, the god of Card began to race against time, money, and his creative ability.
sequel from project establishment to final release, the bumpy experience in the middle is small and versatile. The following long picture shows you ↓
so twists and turns, "not too slow" because what Cameron wants to do is not just a story-telling commercial movie . He wants to use "Avatar: The Way of Water" to innovate or lead the entire film industry again.
Even though "Avatar: Way of Water" does not have the " naked eye 3D" that the audience is thinking about, Cameron, as a "technical maniac", comes with technological innovations such as underwater motion capture and deep-sea real-life shooting.
The most eye-catching technology in "Avatar: Way of Water" is the breakthrough water simulation technology.
In order to better create the ocean world on the planet Pandora, Cameron and Vita's team used countless small white balls on the water to replace the traditional dot matrix to simulate the fluidity of water and surface reflection.
This time, "water" is both a story and a keyword for technological development.
On the other hand, the performance capture technology that shined in "Avatar" has also made great progress in "Avatar: Way of Water".
Cameron created a motion capture system specially designed for underwater 3D shooting, including motion capture clothing and cameras suitable for underwater, both of which are the first time in film history.
In addition, the crew also specially prepared a huge water tank containing 900,000 gallons of sea water to simulate ocean currents, echoing the fluid special effects generated by CG.
Last but not least, it is a crazy real-life film in "Avatar: Way of Water".
In order to ensure the realistic visual effects of the ocean scenes, the new work moved some real scenes to Mariana Trench at a depth of about 11,000 meters under the sea.
During the filming period, the crew even invested heavily in a submersible worth $5 million to conduct field investigations on the undersea landscape design of the sequel.
In addition to the above-mentioned "black technologies", the movie is also equipped with a high-standard screening system of 3D+4K+48 frames. In addition to watching ordinary 3D cinemas, those who have the conditions can also experience the "top-fit" viewing effects of IMAX (laser) , Dolby Cinema, and CINITY.
Some people say that James Cameron closed his eyes and his mind was full of tomorrow of the movie.
And this time, what kind of innovation does he have and what extraordinary audio-visual experience will he create?
Then go to the theater and witness the new miracle of film history.
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