Task 1C

Animation 1:                                   James Cameron's Avatar

In this movie created by James Cameron there are a couple of 3D animation techniques used. James Cameron first started working on the development of Avatar in 1994, where he wrote a 90 page treatment for the film. Filming was scheduled to take place in 1997 shortly after David Cameron's completion of Titanic, with a planned release for 1999; but Cameron soon realised that the necessary technology wasn't available to him in order to achieve his vision of the film.

He began working on Avatar in 2005, with screenplay and the fictional universe developments began in early 2006. The film made extensive use of cutting edge motion capture filming techniques. It was released for traditional viewing, 3D viewing, and for 4D experiences in selected South Korean theatres. 
James Cameron used the stereoscopic 3D technique and motion capture in order to get the results he wanted, this was touted as a breakthrough in cinematic technology. In Avatar there were over 1,800 stereoscopic photo-realistic visual effect shots taken. Avatar is roughly 60 percent computer generated (CGI), filmed with motion capture technology using live actors. 

Advantages of the animation techniques used in Avatar: It gives depth into the images we see on the screen, makes it more realistic which makes it more appealing to the viewers by grabbing their attention to the realism that can be seen inside of the movie; for example the Na'vi aliens and the planet Pandora's surroundings which the film is set in. 

Disadvantages of the animation techniques used in Avatar: The most problematic issue with using the animation techniques (3D stereoscope, motion capture) used in Avatar is that it will cost a lot of money in order to reach the same breath taking quality Avatar achieved, because of the amount of resources you need to get.


Avatar managed to get nominated for 148 awards, out of those 148 nominations, they managed to win 73 of them including 3 Oscars.