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and habitats, creating the environ- nominations, at least for various art www.leicestersupply.com
of 1989, supervised the virtual art ment of the film. T_hrough the latest and visual awards.
department and was the animation animation concepts, Powers trans- Powers first met up with Cam-
technical director for “Avatar.” He formed concept art into 3-D virtual eron several years ago when the di-
said he first began working on the set locations for Cameron. rector was crafting his IMAX short,
film in 2005 in Cameron’s house. “It was very grueling work,” he 2005’s “Aliens of the Deep.”
He was the first computer graphics added, “because no one other film T_he documentary follows Cam-
animator to be hired by Cameron has been done virtually like this eron and a team of NASA scientists
for work on “Avatar.” before.” and marine biologists as they search
Cameron had been toiling with “Avatar” follows the story of a for unusual life forms with other-
the futuristic world of his subjects, paraplegic Marine who goes un- worldly characteristics in the depths
towering extraterrestrials called the dercover on the Na’vi’s world of of the ocean, a theme Cameron ex-
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Na’vi, for more than a decade. To Pandora to gather evidence for a plored with underwater extraterres-
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had to wait for the technology to the planet for minerals. Once there Powers was the creature anima- (828) 658-2295
catch up to his vision. he is drawn to the Na’vi and must tion supervisor on that film. He
“[Cameron] understands the po- decide on where his allegiances lay credited his initial interest in ma-
tential of technology much better when the corporation moves for- rine biology with his studies at
than a lot of other directors,” Pow- ward with its destructive plans. NBHS.
BRIAN J DAVIS
ers said. T_he director is responsible Powers believes the film will be a Powers has had a busy year in 52 SOUTH MAIN ST
for some of the biggest, and most success, because in addition to the 2009. He also worked on “Race to
WEAVERVILLE
expensive, films in history, includ- ground-breaking effects, it wields a Witch Mountain” and the Jonas
ing “Titanic” and the first two timely subtext. Brothers’ concert film. He spent
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“Terminator” films. “It’s a good message about con- time in New Zealand as the vir-
Powers said the layers of 3-D im- serving the environment,” he said. tual art department supervisor for
agery onto the world they created T_he film opened this weekend with 2011’s “T_he Adventures of Tintin,”
used what he termed “the bleeding $77 million at the box office. It a Steven Spielberg film.
edge” of technology. Powers’ de- has several Golden Globe nomina- For more on Powers, go to rob-
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partment animated the characters tions and is almost assured of Oscar powers.com.
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