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Avatar - The Exhibition
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| Avatar - The Exhibition | |
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June 4, 2011 to September 3, 2012 |
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Seattle, WA, USA |
Avatar - The Exhibition is a travelling exhibition about the production of the film Avatar. It premiered on June 4, 2011 at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum (abbr. EMP|SFM) in Seattle, USA, and remains there until September 3, 2012. Thereafter, the exhibition is planned to tour around the USA and potentially the rest of the world.
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Added by Faern.The exhibition features many aspects from the production of Avatar. Among the exhibits are authentic props and costumes, the motion capturing suits, a virtual camera, a lifesized AMP suit, interactive displays, concept models of characters, plants and animals, and sketches from artists that worked on the film. Visitors can step into a motion capturing stage and get their movements projected onto the characters of Jake Sully or Neytiri in one of two scenes, rendered in realtime.
The exhibition was initiated by James Cameron and Paul Allen (founder of EMP|SFM and co-founder of Microsoft) and was developed within a year in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment. James Cameron, director of Avatar, said “The exhibition is going to be a unique opportunity for people to learn more not only about how the film was made, but also experience Pandora in a much deeper way. Fans will be able to see in-person the workmanship behind the film… It'll create a tactile reality that'll be a good companion to having seen the movie.”
San Francisco-based Snibbe Interactive created the interactive displays for the exhibition.
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Opening Day Events Edit
Added by Faern.On opening day, the exhibition offered a series of special events and activities:
- AVATAR: The Actors' Experience: Four cast member of Avatar, Michelle Rodriguez (Trudy Chacon), Giovanni Ribisi (Parker Selfridge), Laz Alonso (Tsu'tey), and CCH Pounder (Mo'at) held a panel, led by exhibition curator Brooks Peck. The actors talked about what it is like to act in a virtual world, utilizing new filmmaking technologies, and shared experiences from the set. For the end of the panel, the actors answered questions from the audience.
- The Creation of a New World: Yuri Bartoli (Virtual Art Director), Terry Notary (Movement Choreographer), Nolan Murtha (Digital Effects Supervisor) and Glenn Derry (Virtual Production Supervisor) gave an insight on the process of making Avatar and the many facets that had to be considered.
- Drumming Circle: Visitors were given the opportunity of performing a song in Na'vi while singing and exploring basic beats.
- Button Making: Visitors could make buttons with Na'vi words.
- The Science of Avatar: Visitors could test soil samples, experiment with magnets, identify minerals and learn more about the science of Avatar.
- Sing Along Dance Along: Visitor learned and performed songs and danced to music inspired by the world of Pandora
- Seattle Waldorf High School World Drumming Ensemble Performance
