"Avatar movies are not made by computers."
"But it is really those actors, putting life and blood into every single one of those characters. ... Everyone's really doing it, more than you could possibly imagine."
"On an animated film, you sit at a podium, it takes you a day, maybe two days, to voice a character. Sigourney worked on these movies for 18 months."
James Cameron emphasizes that Avatar filmmaking relies on performance capture and sustained actor involvement rather than being simply computer-generated. The production process involves prolonged shoots and detailed actor contributions that animate characters with nuanced performance. Generative AI was not used to create Fire and Ash, although machine learning techniques have been part of the films' technical toolkit for years. Key performers invested significant time in their roles, with long shooting schedules and months of work that contrast with typical short animated-film voice sessions.
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