How Avatar: The Way of Water's Oscar-Winning VFX Were Made | Vanity Fair
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Dan Barrett takes us through his process of animating the Na'vi and creatures in 'Avatar: The Way of Water.' From capturing human emotion through Facial Performance Captures (FACS) to the complexities of working with water, the Avatar animator discusses his work with James Cameron in the newest installment of the film franchise.
Director: Funmi Sunmonu
Director of Photography: AJ Young
Editor: Sammy Cortino
Talent: Dan Barrett
Producer: Ashley Hall
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Associate Producer: Emebeit Beyene
Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi
Production Coordinator: Peter Brunette, Kevin Balash
Director of Talent: Lauren Mendoza
Camera Operator: Lucas Vilicich
Sound: Paul Cornett
Production Assistants: John Brodsky, Gee Depratt
Art Department: Leah Waters
Post Production Supervisor: Edward Taylor
Post Production Coordinator: Andrea Farr
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
Archive Credits: ©2022 20th Century Studios
00:00 Creating Avatar's Na'vi and Creatures
00:16 Animating with Water
02:10 Humpback Whales
02:56 Facial Performance Captures (FACS)
06:53 Eyeline Depth Compositing
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i wanna see more of the behind the scenes for the performance capture sooooo badly
@BonShula
Жыл бұрын
On KZread "Avatar - Behind The Scene (Side by Side)"
@julianmx13
Жыл бұрын
that Blue Ray is gonna be niiice. Curious to see the deleted scenes too
@bluee_phoenix_2721
Жыл бұрын
Sameeee
@Fatima-fy4rh
Жыл бұрын
FlashMaker has a lot of them
@GabrielMartinGeller
Жыл бұрын
Wait for physical release
i could literally watch the entire movie just as the performance capture to see how to actors play out the scenes omg
@juskabilonda5537
Жыл бұрын
Same
@twinberettas
Жыл бұрын
I hope one day they release a version of the films where it's split down the middle and you can watch both the movie as well as the performance capture side-by-side.
@chloesterolll
Жыл бұрын
@@twinberettas if they relaeade a full bts people will put it side to side
Omg I gasped when they briefly showed Jamie Flatters as Neteyam. The FACS are astonishing and it's clearly a no-brainer that they will win the Oscar for visual effects --- deservedly so. Bravo to this team of wizards.
@juskabilonda5537
Жыл бұрын
Same, I gasped Neteyam 😍💓
@astarionposting
Жыл бұрын
i got sooo excited!!
I wish they would make a movie of how the whole movie was made.
@davadh
Жыл бұрын
The behind the scenes is 3 hours long. That'll be in the Bluray
The younger actors in the movie were the highlight/best part. Especially Bailey Bass and Trinity Jo Li Bliss along with Jamie Flatters, Jack Champion and Britian Dalton
@masterjedi5674
Жыл бұрын
Disagree, the kids were annoying, especially Lo'ak. Neytiri & Jake should have had more screen time...
@bigmurda2487
Жыл бұрын
@@masterjedi5674 well looks like you are not going to like avatar 3 because it’s all about lo’ak and I can’t be more excited about it.
@BonShula
Жыл бұрын
I am still astonished that Lil mosey got no cred for his performance as Rotxo
@masterjedi5674
Жыл бұрын
@@bigmurda2487 Well that sucks, I hated every decision Lo'ak made in the movie, yeah let's focus on a guy who wouldn't listen to his parents, siblings, which led to the death of his brother...The first movie worked so hard to make Jake & Neytiri super important characters, I hated how they were sidelined in the second movie, at least let the whole trilogy be about Jake's story. There are supposed to be 5 Avatar movies, why sideline Jake and Neytiri so early? This is not the move
@jadealivia7859
Жыл бұрын
@@masterjedi5674 wow that really sucks… guess you’ll just have to sit these next movies out 🤷🏻♀️
waiting patiently for avatar to upload the whole bts footage, giving us bite size stuff like this just makes us want more
If anything I loved about The Way of Water and the first films CGI was that the CGI was so well animated that it looked like something we see in real life and for second it looks like something that could actually exist in real life, which what I think made the CGI that believable
Wanna see the sullys family’s behind the scene sooo badd!
I was shocked that this wasn’t nominated for best cinematography. Until I realized, nearly the whole thing is CGI.
Wow, Sam worthington has improved so much as an actor, that one clip they showed of him was really impressive.
Any Oscar contender that isn't getting a video out RIGHT NOW about why they deserve to win is dropping the ball. 😛Nicely timed, Vanity Fair. (Avatar definitely deserves to win.)
3:24 4:27 4:37 5:51
3:25 OMG
@juskabilonda5537
Жыл бұрын
Neteyam 😍💓😻😽
The Academy might as well give the Oscar now before the show even happens lol
@chasehedges6775
Жыл бұрын
Avatar 1 and 2 are pretty mediocre movies tho. They are stunningly beautiful to look at
@randomaccount9068
Жыл бұрын
@@chasehedges6775 they're great movies too
@chasehedges6775
Жыл бұрын
@@randomaccount9068 Nah, they’re not. James Cameron just makes them to push his bland and overused environmental messages rather tell a good story with interesting characters
@kingkiller5325
Жыл бұрын
@@chasehedges6775 Wether these movies are mediocre or not is irrelevant.(Personally I don't think they're mediocre). The OP was probably talking about the Oscars for Best Visual Effects. In which category Avatar 2 is virtually unchallenged.
@chadross
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it might not win much else but there's literally no chance for any of the other nominees to be considered for best VFX lol, picked the wrong year.
BRITAIN OMG 🥹🥹
@Avatar.theWayofWater
Жыл бұрын
❤️
@tyahthepooh1704
Жыл бұрын
@@Avatar.theWayofWater I love him so much he deserves the world
Well done animators. The whole team. There must be a lot of sleepless nights. Hope everyone were well-rewarded.
I need this on 4k Blu-ray
WE NEED MOREEEE
I LOOOVEE SEEEING BACKSTAGE
Please!! We need a documental
3:11 what scene is this! I really hope they show this animated in an uncut version i wonder what this scene could be about
@juskabilonda5537
Жыл бұрын
Me too
@averydavis1943
Жыл бұрын
Me three
@btsbiggestbg
Жыл бұрын
Me four
JAMIEEEE
Flippin incredible
Been waiting on this one
Amazing! Would be amazing to learn how to actually create VFX effects. Maybe I need to go back to university 😂😂
This is really informative and interesting
It's nice "Visual Effects: The Movie" got a sequel...
Posted 4 minutes ago and I’m here LOVE AVATAR 💙💙💙
amazing phenomenal insane CANT even comprehend how good this is
Fantastic video
Despite all the groundbreaking VFX, they have more practical sets that Marvel movies.
Special effects wizardry
I'm a huge fan of avatar their my 1st fav movie ❤
The ending 😧😧
Already waiting for Corridor Crew to break this down
@itsmecaldo
Жыл бұрын
Didn't they already do that with the VFX supervisor for the project couple weeks ago?
epic shot 1:50
ASOME movie‼️
Very interesting
As of 5 Feb 2023. Avatar 2 is the 3rd highest gloss film of all time!
Has anyone figured out what those two shots are? I'm just curious to know..
As of 5 August 2023, Avatar 2 is the third highest glossing film of all time 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤❤
5:40 Is the Lang's model gham gham styling? 💀💀💀
@kelownatechkid
7 ай бұрын
gangnam style XD
*Dayumm*
Why Neteyam and Neytiri got sticker on their suit? 2 dragons sticker on Neteyam & a flower on Neytiri. While other actors dont have that. What does it mean?
@dannyo5364
Жыл бұрын
It’s probably just random for fun
The first one was and is better ❤😂🎉😢😮😅
itll be a crime if this doesnt win the vfx oscar
Was environment done in unity or maya?
Interesting, though , of course, Corridor Crew covers it better!
If the Academy even dares to give the Oscar to anyone else but Avatar 2…it will be one of the biggest travesties in the history of ANY award ceremony. If Avatar wins, it will be the most deserving Oscar win of the night!
Avatar 2 will win Best VFX, the race is over
Heyyyyy
Jack Champion should replace Ezra groomer Miller as the new flash/Barry Allen.
Please post more bts
I need more BTS 😭
5:00 "This shot of Jake" *Shows a shot of Lo'ak* Bruh -_-
First comment! 🎉
I didn’t realize how tiring it is to listen to an Australian accent after 7 minutes
Not people and it’s actor and actress
Amazing performances and visuals, mid story and characters.
@randomly_random_0
Жыл бұрын
story is great.
the vfx and cinematograohy were incredible, the movie overall (mostly the script) was a huge dissapointment
@chasehedges6775
Жыл бұрын
Nailed it. I’ll say this: the younger actors were good and delivered great performances and were adorable
@chasehedges6775
Жыл бұрын
One of the most overrated and mediocre films of 2022.
@chasehedges6775
Жыл бұрын
The first Avatar was pretty bad anyways so this not being good either isn’t surprising, tbh
@Horos101
Жыл бұрын
I overall liked the movie but it lacked tension and the soundtrack was forgettable compared to the first film.
@randomly_random_0
Жыл бұрын
@@chasehedges6775 overrated yet you're praising the film everywhere on youtube lmao. What are you smoking dude? lol
I had such a great time with this movie.🥲