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Episode: Secrets behind Avatar: The Way of Water
Description: CGI water in almost every scene, new facial animation techniques, and using AI. The secrets behind the Avatar sequel revealed, after a decade of work, and an estimated production cost of $350million. Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett from Weta FX explain the challenges they faced and the tools they used in the making of Avatar: The Way of Water. In this episode:How CGI water was made so realisticMaking the audience forget they’re watching VFXChallenges behind the different states of waterHow directors saw live-action and CGI together in real timeJames Cameron ‘always looking for perf...