The Discovery Channel’s take on AVATAR

Avatar: Making the Movie Discovery Playlist: Discovery News' Jorge Ribas interviews Avatar director James Cameron, producer Jon Landau and actor Giovanni Ribisi.

 Tech: Avatar: Motion Capture Mirrors Emotions Tech: Avatar: Motion Capture Mirrors Emotions  02:42

Avatar's new performance capture technology may revolutionize the way directors, actors and animators collaborate to create whole new worlds on screen. Director James Cameron explains the process.



3-D Delivers Depth, Not Gimmicks  02:28
Tech: Avatar: 3-D Delivers Depth, Not Gimmicks 
Rather than relying on classic 3-D tricks to make the audience jump, Avatar director James Cameron wanted to use the technology to give depth to the world he created. Jorge Ribas finds out how the camera works.

 

What's the Future of Film?  03:41
Tech: Avatar: What's the Future of Film?

  • What will movies look like 15 years from now? Director James Cameron thinks they'll be bigger, sharper and in 3-D. Jorge Ribas sits down with the cast and crew of Avatar to get their take on the future of film.

 

 

Science Behind Pandora  02:39  Tech: Avatar: Science Behind Pandora

For his new movie Avatar, director James Cameron took real world science into the outer reaches of science fiction. Jorge Ribas finds out how he created the alien wildlife of planet Pandora.



James Cameron Full Interview 20:54
Tech: Avatar: James Cameron Full Interview

Avatar director James Cameron talks about his new film, and the technology he needed to get it on the screen.