Flaming tech... Avatar's for real

THE technology used to make the Avatar movies is out of this world.

- ED GLEAVE

Its creators refuse to take the easy option and use state-of-the-art Al or animation like many of their rivals do these days.

Instead, it's all done using a method known as performance capture.

Actors are filmed performing scenes by hi-tech cameras, then their every move is then transferred on to a digital character.

It's expensive and time consuming. But it means the characters you see on the big screen are far more believable.

And everyone involved in the iconic franchise is convinced the extra effort is well worth it.

Producer Jamie Landau says: "In the past, there has been a misconception that these films are animated, which they are definitely not.