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Avatar - The Future of Film?

So maybe just a touch of self interest here, but this month sees the release of one of the years’ biggest films – purportedly one that will change the face of cinema.

In his first directorial role since Titanic, James Cameron’s Avatar is coming out on 17 December (we get to see it first in good ol’ NZ).

Cameron penned Avatar many years ago and waited until technology had developed sufficiently to allow him to make it the way he wanted.  Enter Weta Workshops and the rest they say is history.

The vast majority of the live action scenes were filmed over two years ago in Wellington and since then the film has been in post production and putting together the extensive CGI (which makes up some 50% of the content ).

The cast has its share of big names such as Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriguez but you’ll also recognise a fair number NZ actors in small roles and in the large cast of extras.

To get the full benefit of Cameron’s vision the film really needs to be viewed in 3-D, Avatar being the first big budget block buster to be filmed entirely in this way.

Below is a snap from the film – if you look closely you might even recognise the bald guy.

You can also check out the preview at www.avatarmovie.com