Avatar: The Waterway producer John Landau talked about which scene in the film was the most difficult to shoot. As a film set on the distant planet of Pandora, Avatar: The Waterway contains a new world filled with alien plants, animals and people. As humanity continues to attempt to mine the planet’s resources, the Na’Vi must take another stand against the humans, and that means turning to the seas of Pandora for defense.
Although Avatar: The Waterway’s underwater scenes are incredible, they were very difficult to film. Countless hours were spent designing the underwater world and it’s done Avatar: The Waterway a serious challenge for the cast and crew. in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Landau was asked which film was the most difficult and rewarding to make, and he had an easy answer. Check out his quote below:
I’m talking about what I call the “first swim” scene. It’s when the kids jump into the water for the first time and we bring the audience into that environment. (We’re) going back to the information about when we filmed the performers in the Bahamas and what we did in the filming tank. We’re in an industry where the audience knows what’s real. If you are in hell and there is fire everywhere and people are passing through and are not affected by it, no one has anything to do with it. But everyone has seen footage of people jumping (into water), many have done it themselves. When Weta FX started coming back with their simulations, we captured information about all the suits underwater and how they behaved. There’s a moment of wonder on Kiri’s face—a moment I love—when she reaches out and she touches something underwater. It’s based on an experience we did together as part of Waterway training, where we went to Hawaii to experience memory for the cast. We did it in the first movie, but we only did it in the rain forest, and for this movie we did it in the rain forest and in the oceans. We did a night dive. In the darkness of the ocean, 30 feet below, we did the most pandoran thing we could do on Earth: we saw a giant manta ray come out of the darkness and swim above us. Sigourney could reach out and touch one of their bellies. With his performance in this first swimming sequence, he gave the audience a sense of wonder.
Why was filming Avatar 2’s underwater scenes so difficult?
Shooting scenes even above sea level was a pain, as we had to use CGI in almost every shot. However, an extra layer of difficulty was added for the underwater scenes Avatar: The Waterway VFX team. Both the cast and crew had to adapt to the shoot by adapting make-up, costumes, sets and adding to the skills of the actors.
To adapt to the underwater world, Avatar: The Waterway A star Sigourney Weaver says she’s been training With Navy SEAL instructors to make sure he actually makes the movie. Long underwater scenes meant the actors had to hold their breath for so long that Kate Winslet even broke Tom Cruise’s record by staying underwater for seven minutes. Also, every scene had to be filmed in full-on set, meaning the actors couldn’t breathe, wore limited clothing and had to feel it all at the same time.
The effort ultimately paid off as its ultimate influence was released Avatar: The Waterway received great acclaim just like the original. The world of Pandora still feels realistic, despite being created mostly from CGI elements and VFX work. Although it was a physically demanding shoot that required the actors to learn to dive without the protection of equipment, Avatar: The Waterway proved No situation is beyond Hollywood’s technological capabilities, especially as the franchise continues to grow.
Source: THR