Avatar.

Chernabog · 01-30-2010, 09:56 AM

And of course, everyone is paying a premium to see Avatar, and that's why it's #1 by gross, any not necessarily by # of tickets sold. Are we going round in circles yet, thread-wise?

Snowflake · 06-01-2010, 08:55 AM

Finally saw Avatar this past weekend. Predicatable plot and flat as cardboard characters. That said, it was visually stunning and I really did enjoy being immersed in the CGI. I can see why it cost so much dough to make it, the animation was terrific. I only wish Cameron had spent more than $2.99 for the plot.

Capt Jack · 06-01-2010, 09:03 AM

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I only wish Cameron had spent more than $2.99 for the plot.

probably actually less. that premise has been around so long, its surely public domain by now. unless you mean the charge from Kinkos for script copying

Snowflake · 06-01-2010, 09:10 AM

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probably actually less. that premise has been around so long, its surely public domain by now. unless you mean the charge from Kinkos for script copying

Well, he probably got it on a Wal-Mart Rollback......

Moonliner · 06-01-2010, 09:48 AM

Has anyone worked on a major motion picture?

How hard is it to review the story during production? With everything shot out of order, effects (sound and visual) missing, can you really tell if the story is getting lost?

I've seen some of the dailies from the original Star Wars, If I'd seen those at the time, I'd have bet heavily the film was going to bomb. Yet that was a case were it all came together well.

On the other side, I'll bet the dailies from the Phantom Menace looked great if for no other reason that Jar-Jar was not in them yet....

Ghoulish Delight · 06-01-2010, 09:52 AM

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How hard is it to review the story during production? With everything shot out of order, effects (sound and visual) missing, can you really tell if the story is getting lost?

I know Tom, our resident professional film editor, has talked about making story changes in the editing room.

Moonliner · 06-01-2010, 10:10 AM

And on a related note:

For Avatar James Cameron hired experts in set design, sound, lighting, animation, laser scanning, shading, and literally a thousand other disciplines.

So why does he think he can write? Is that any less of a professional discipline than a animator? Sure you can make the outline of a story but then bring in writers and screenwriters to flush it out.

Strangler Lewis · 06-01-2010, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Has anyone worked on a major motion picture?

How hard is it to review the story during production? With everything shot out of order, effects (sound and visual) missing, can you really tell if the story is getting lost?

I've seen some of the dailies from the original Star Wars, If I'd seen those at the time, I'd have bet heavily the film was going to bomb. Yet that was a case were it all came together well.

On the other side, I'll bet the dailies from the Phantom Menace looked great if for no other reason that Jar-Jar was not in them yet....

I was an extra in two crowd scenes in Howard the Duck. From what little I saw, it was clear at the time that the movie would be a stinker.

In my opinion,Star Wars didn't come together well. The amazing parts redeemed the dull parts.

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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Finally saw Avatar this past weekend. Predicatable plot and flat as cardboard characters. That said, it was visually stunning and I really did enjoy being immersed in the CGI. I can see why it cost so much dough to make it, the animation was terrific. I only wish Cameron had spent more than $2.99 for the plot. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Has anyone worked on a major motion picture? How hard is it to review the story during production? With everything shot out of order, effects (sound and visual) missing, can you really tell if the story is getting lost? I've seen some of the dailies from the original Star Wars, If I'd seen those at the time, I'd have bet heavily the film was going to bomb. Yet that was a case were it all came together well. On the other side, I'll bet the dailies from the Phantom Menace looked great if for no other reason that Jar-Jar was not in them yet....
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	And on a related note: For Avatar James Cameron hired experts in set design, sound, lighting, animation, laser scanning, shading, and literally a thousand other disciplines. So why does he think he can write? Is that any less of a professional discipline than a animator? Sure you can make the outline of a story but then bring in writers and screenwriters to flush it out.
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