The Art of Avatar: James Cameron's Epic Adventure

==Summary==
Academy Award-winning writer/director James Cameron, the maker of Titanic, and the creator of the Terminator series, has been crafting Avatar for over four years. The film follows the story of an ex-marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on a distant planet filled with exotic life forms.
As an avatar, a human consciousness in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. The Art of Avatar, the companion book to this epic 3-D action adventure, explores the developmental and conceptual art used by the creative team to create the original world of Avatar.
With over 100 exclusive full-color images including sketches, matte paintings, drawings, and film stills, The Art of Avatar reveals the process behind the creation of set designs for the imaginative vistas, unique landscapes, aerial battle scenes, bioluminescent nights, and fantastical creatures.
Interviews with art directors, visual effects designers, animators, costume designers, and creature makers bring insight into this creative process. The Art of Avatar brings readers behind the scenes of this unprecedented movie-going experience.
== Trivia ==
*Page 82-83 features a photo of the Leonopteryx that traverses the spread. However, it is upside down!
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== International editions ==
The book has been translated into several other languages that are listed below:
Language	Book Title 	Released 	Translated by 	Publisher 	Pages	ISBN 	Front cover
 	Avatar: Cesta do světa Jamese Camerona 	March 3, 2010 	Jiří Fadrný 	Computer Press 	108 	978-80-251-2992-0	
 	Avatar: Le livre 	November 25, 2009	? 	L'Archipel 	105 	978-28-098-0247-4	
 	Avatar: James Cameron - Die Entdeckung einer neuen Dimension	November 24, 2009	? 	Knesebeck Verlag 	108 	978-38-687-3189-7	
 	Avatar: James Cameron varázslatos világa 	2010 	Gálvölgyi Judit	Duna International Könyvkiadó Kft.	108 	978-96-399-1960-0	
 	L'universo di Avatar: Genesi del capolavoro di James Cameron	November 25, 2009	? 	Il Castoro 	108 	978-88-803-3519-1	
 	Аватар: Фантастический мир Джеймса Кэмерона 	2010 	Синицына Л. Н. 	Эксмо 	108 	978-5-699-41554-0	
== External Links ==
The book at Amazon.com
de:Avatar - Die Entdeckung einer neuen Dimension
ja:The ART of AVATAR ジェームズ・キャメロン『アバター』の世界
pl:The Art of Avatar
ru:Аватар: Фантастический мир Джеймса Кэмерона
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