Monday, December 21, 2009

Avatar is the real deal

Saw it this weekend in Imax 3D up in New Brunswick. Definitely
recommend that over the Digital 3d and don't even think about seeing
it in 2D! Good stuff and Cameron has come through on all he promised.
The trailers for Hubble, How to Train your Dragon, and Shrek all in
IMAX 3d were impressive too but not even close to Avatar. No "Uncanny
Valley" here. The actors were beyond Gollum level perfect at
conveying real emotions. Here's how they did it:
http://www.wired.com/video/latest-videos/latest/1815816633/avatar-catches-real-emotions-with-performance-capture/57975931001