Avatar- Footage at ShoWest?

[belligerent112]

Is it not about time that we saw some footage or even an official still from the movie. I know it's 9 months away but we need something. The majority of people in the world don't even know this film is being made so would it not be time to start with a gradual marketing campaign to get it into the public consiousness? Apparently several reports indicate that there will be footage shown at ShoWest at the end of the month which means we may see a trailer with MvA. What form do you think the trailer will be in? I heard towards the end of last year that they were going to release something similar to the Abyss whereby the trailer will consist of behind-the-scenes footage and talking heads discussing the technology behind it. I personally feel that that would be the best way to introduce the world to Avatar.

[Scarface98.9]

I had read that James Cameron was presented with a few different variations of the trailer, but hated each one so he's cutting his own version. It's all about the first impression after all

[Digifruitella]

I had read that James Cameron was presented with a few different variations of the trailer, but hated each one so he's cutting his own version. It's all about the first impression after all

If you want something done right, you just gotta do it yaself.

[MisterChristian]

All bullshit:

Harry,

Good to hear from you. As usual the rumor mill is grinding out mostly spurious stuff. I have no plans at present to go to Showest, and in any event we have decided not to unveil material there.

As to the trailer story, I have no idea where that came from but I haven't rejected any trailers (yet) since I haven't seen any yet. They're still working on them for presentation, which presumably will be soon. I'm sure I'll reject a couple once I have the chance. Right now I'm just focused on having a movie to sell.

The cut is shaping up nicely and the stuff coming in from Weta Digital is astonishing. Every once in a while, as we are absorbed in some intensely detailed discussion about sub-surface scattering or the way a tail is moving in the animation, I'll just stop and have this moment of clarity, as if seeing it for the first time. And I realize that's what the lunar astronauts must have felt like. They'd be in the middle of some complex set of procedures and they'd look out the window and go "Oh, yeah. That's the frickin' moon!" It feels like that.

Anyway, back to the grind.

Jim out

AVATAR BS Straightened Out! (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40395)

[a7xfan]

ya know, avatar better be the best fucking film ever. or cameron will have wasted all our time

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Gonna close this since the original Avatar thread has been ressurected. Feel free to head over there and discuss away!

http://joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107980&page=2