James Cameron's Best Special Effects

Fusion Camera System
In making Avatar, the director used numerous technologies to turn his vision into reality. He developed a special 3-D camera, called the Fusion Camera System, and employed the same company that gave life to the hobbits and elves of the Lord of the Rings trilogy — New Zealand–based Weta Digital — to handle the visual effects in the film. Industrial Light & Magic and several other companies were also brought on board in order ensure that all the special effects could be finished on time.

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