Steve Levine

Steve Levine

Blogging about movies and class action lawsuits since 2019

Avatar CGI Subsurface Scattering Explained

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Avatar CGI Skin Shading Comparison

Avatar CGI Skin Shading Comparison In the world of movies like Avatar, CGI skin shading makes digital characters look real by mimicking how light hits human skin. Skin shading is a key technique in computer-generated imagery, or CGI, where artists…

Avatar CGI Color Science Explained

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Avatar CGI HDR Workflow Explained

Avatar CGI HDR Workflow Explained Creating the stunning visuals in movies like Avatar starts with computer-generated imagery, or CGI. Artists build digital worlds, characters, and effects using software. For Avatar, this meant crafting Pandora’s glowing forests and flying creatures with…

Avatar CGI VFX Studio Comparison

Avatar CGI VFX Studio Comparison The Avatar movies set a high bar for computer-generated imagery, or CGI, in visual effects, or VFX. Studios like Weta Digital, now part of Unity, led the way with their groundbreaking work on Pandora’s creatures,…

Avatar CGI Weta Digital Techniques

Avatar CGI: Weta Digital’s Groundbreaking Techniques James Cameron’s Avatar movies transport viewers to Pandora, a world filled with glowing plants, flying creatures, and blue-skinned Na’vi characters, all brought to life through Weta Digital’s advanced computer-generated imagery, or CGI, techniques. Weta…

Avatar CGI Industry Impact Explained

Avatar: Fire and Ash and the CGI Industry Impact Explained James Cameron’s Avatar movies changed how movies are made with computer-generated imagery, or CGI. The first Avatar in 2009 set new standards for visual effects that filmmakers still use today.…