Sunday, November 13, 2011

Cameron on Avatar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=1wK1Ixr-UmM\

This video is not a single scene from Avatar but an interview with James Cameron about the production of his move. I felt this video was especially interesting because it starts out with James Cameron talking about the way in which he wanted to take to technological aspect of it. This last week in class we polled on what people liked about the movie, many said different things but some said the graphics. Otherwise it wouldn't have been as good with out the best graphics. James Cameron says that he wanted to do it right, and not with actors running around in underwear painted blue. This is interesting because it means Cameron realizes the demand for more and bigger from the modern audience. Another thing that he states which i think was the most interesting is the "uncanny valley". This is the imaginary emotional curve that the audience goes through when they encounter something they realize as imaginary but also with human traits and emotions. So another words its the balance the movie can have of animation to reality, and Cameron says that this is the most important part of this movie, is that it does just that. He says that we "dont have to necessarily believe they actually exsist, but we have to believe in them as emotional creatures".
This is interesting because it kind of touches on maybe the reason behind some cases of "post Avatar depression syndrome". By having what one believes to be an emotional autonomous emotional figure, it gives people the ability to sympathize with them. Some people like myself go and enjoy movies to essentially escape reality for a few hours. I actually prefer to go to really good movie alone so i can get so into the character development and emotional relationships. I would say my self that i don't really get into it as much as some to where i would commit suicide but i definitely feel a vicarious bond with the characters. This sort of recognition applies to the personal psycho dynamics found in a public representation.

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