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In the studio of 20th Century Fox, Claire finally met the famous card god-Cameron.

On the set, Claire saw the virtual camera developed by Director Cameron specifically for this movie. In reality, it is an empty limited space, but when you watch it from the monitor, you will find that there are already various virtual scenes. The director can direct the actors’ performances through this virtual camera.

Claire put on a facial expression capture device and experienced it with great interest… From the actor’s point of view, it was a bare piece, a non-physical performance with nothing, which required a strong sense of belief.

But the director can refer to the virtual scene angle in the camera monitor for scheduling…

Claire took off her helmet and said: “This new way of performing is more difficult than the current popular green screen performance.” ”

Objectively speaking, It’s true!” Director Cameron also admitted this flaw without hesitation, “This kind of performance has higher requirements on actors. They need to have a strong sense of belief to infect the audience and avoid drama…” ”

Although The performance is very difficult, but I am very much looking forward to the final effect!” Claire said.

“So…” James Cameron said in surprise, “Claire! You are very welcome to join our “Avatar” movie crew! I believe this will be a challenging and exciting journey!” “Thank you!

I I’m looking forward to it too!”

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Claire can’t hide her schedule from the paparazzi all over Los Angeles. Soon after, it was revealed that Claire was traveling to the sound stages of James Cameron’s new movie in Los Angeles with her agent Roxy.

# “20th Century Fox is looking for an acquaintance to come to the rescue? Claire appeared on the set of “Avatar” and had a great chat with director Cameron!” – “Hollywood Times” reported.

# “Claire may star in a commercial blockbuster again?”

# “Do you think Claire will star in Cameron’s new film “Avatar”? Can she recreate the glory of “Titanic”?” # “…

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reporters have different opinions and are all watching the excitement, expecting Claire and 20th Century Fox to make big news. After all, the casting process for this movie was full of twists and turns… Before the media colleagues could wait too long, announcements from the three parties came out:

“Welcome Claire to join the “Avatar” film crew!”

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As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar. . Unexpectedly, Claire actually joined! This is far beyond the expectations of media colleagues! You know, Claire’s focus has been on independent films in the past two years, and she seems to be wholeheartedly engaged in art. Why did she suddenly backtrack? Turn around and join the crew of this top commercial production?

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Claire and the crew of “Avatar” did not disclose any more information in the follow-up, but entered into intense filming. Because too much time was wasted in finding the male lead, now the entire crew is running at high speed, working hard to catch up. schedule!

The filming experience of “Avatar” was boring and tasteless. To outsiders, it looked like a group of crazy demons dancing around, which is really difficult to understand. Fortunately, Claire has a bug with her – the ‘onion skin’ cheat of the system’s [Infinite Replay] function, which allows Claire to immerse herself in the scenes of the original movie, giving her a more immersive and immersive acting experience.

To outsiders, this means that Claire seems to have a strong sense of belief that ordinary actors do not have. She can act in the air and laugh and curse with such emotion, as if there is a monster or a person in front of Claire. It’s just that no one can see it except Claire…

“That’s great!” Even Cameron, who is known as a tyrant on the set in Hollywood, did not hesitate to give Claire a thumbs up!

“Claire, you have gained a lot from your independent literary films! Your acting skills are much better now than in the films before I watched you!” “Hahahaha~ Thank you for the compliment, director!” Claire was a little flattered that she could get a

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. Director Mellon’s praise is really not easy.

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The post-production work of “Avatar” was extremely heavy. Almost every shot required post-production special effects synthesis and rendering, and the manpower and material resources consumed far exceeded everyone’s original estimate.

In fact, as early as 1995, when “Titanic” was still in the filming and production stage, Cameron had already written the original script of “Avatar” and planned to wait for “Titanic” to be released before embarking on this stunning work. of production. However, when he shared the script and creative ideas of “Avatar” with the special effects producer at the time, the latter told him: Not to mention filming, it would be too crazy for you to even try this idea!

Without the support of a mature enough special effects industry, Cameron could only put his dream on hold. So from 1997 to 2005, he spent most of his time filming documentaries related to “Titanic” or the deep sea. However, the appearance of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy made Cameron ecstatic. He saw that Weta’s special effects level and motion capture technology were mature enough at this time, and his long-standing dream of “Avatar” could finally be realized. .

Cameron is not just telling a science fiction story with “Avatar”, he is also creating an unprecedented world. He not only needs to let the set designers build a huge filming studio, but also has to let the artists put the forest of Pandora into the forest. , those subtle vegetation and animals create a subtle effect.

However, the most groundbreaking achievement in the entire production process of “Avatar” was its “face capture” technology and multi-system shooting technology. Although in “The Lord of the Rings”, Weta used motion capture technology for the character of Gollum, marking actor Andy Serkis’ body with marking points. After the filming was completed, post-production modeling and rendering was performed. But “Avatar” goes a step further and not only marks the movements, but also marks the muscle changes in the face.

The production team used a small boom similar to a microphone and placed it in front of the actors. This was actually a miniature camera with a wide-angle lens to capture the actors’ facial expressions during their performances. After capturing the mark points on the actor’s face, the changes and shapes of the muscles can be calculated. This is why the expressions of the Na’vi people in the film are as real as those of humans in real shots, rather than just animation effects.

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These cutting-edge technologies sound very cool, but they all cost green U.S. dollars…So, unsurprisingly, the original 280 million filming budget was also wasted by the madman Cameron. Break, always overspend. Twentieth Century Fox Pictures also has a huge headache…