Avatar 2 Trailer CGI Backlash Proven Wrong By VFX Artists
The Avatar: The Way of the Water trailer backlash has been disproven by visual effects artists. The teaser trailer for this long-anticipated sequel was released in early May, giving the first look at James Cameron’s underwater world. The Way of the Water trailer was almost immediately a hit, clocking over 148 million views in under 24 hours.
Still, the trailer and Cameron’s original Avatar are not without their detractors. Cameron and his team have had over a decade to develop new technology to ensure quality underwater motion capture technology. However, Avatar 2’s critics claim that the original Avatar has lost its cultural significance. Others go even further as to say that the teaser trailer for The Way of the Waterdoes not look significantly different than the original trailer.
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Three VFX artists refute these detractors in a new video from Corridor Crew. According to these artists, Avatar 2does in fact update the CGI from the original film, and it does so in significant ways. Though the Way of the Water team is clearly conscious to preserve “the aesthetic of the original Avatar,” these artists claim that the new trailer actually makes significant progress from the original. They break down many of the trailer’s elements as they relate to previous claims by those who hate on Avatar 2, including those who claim that the water in the trailer is a practical effect (i.e. that it was all shot using real water) rather than a computer-generated one. The VFX artists explain:
“They’ve managed to nail the aesthetic of the original Avatarwhile also upgrading every single visual component that you can see.”
Furthermore, they emphasize one particular
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