: Actors performed in a "spatial volume" surrounded by hundreds of cameras; filmmakers then layered digital environments and costumes over these raw performances.
: Cameron conceived the world, characters, and creatures in 1995, but wait-listed production until technology could match his vision. Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
: Weta Digital created a library of nearly 3,000 unique plant species to populate the jungle realistically. : Actors performed in a "spatial volume" surrounded
: The glowing jungle was influenced by Cameron's night-diving experiences and exotic Earth flowers scaled up to 50 times their size. and creatures in 1995
: Unlike standard motion capture, this "image-based" process tracked facial nuances and eye movements to ensure the Na'vi felt emotionally authentic.