The Making of Avatar

Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Behind-the-scenes filmmaking secrets of the entire Avatar franchise. Discover the vision, the incredible artistry, and cutting-edge special effects that bring the planet of Pandora unforgettably to life. The Avatar franchise is renowned for its astounding feats of technical innovation and breakthroughs in 3D filming, digital animation,... Read More
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The Making of Avatar

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Behind-the-scenes filmmaking secrets of the entire Avatar franchise.

Discover the vision, the incredible artistry, and cutting-edge special effects that bring the planet of Pandora unforgettably to life.

The Avatar franchise is renowned for its astounding feats of technical innovation and breakthroughs in 3D filming, digital animation, and performance capture.

Produced in collaboration with James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment, Making Avatar- The Way of Water, Fire and Ash is packed with exclusive interviews with the franchise's chief creators, stunning behind-the-scenes visuals from all three Avatar movies, and revelatory insights by crew and cast members.

Foreword by director James Cameron.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241733158

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 December 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 300.0mm

Height: 286.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Joe Fordham began his career in the U.K. making award-wining short films, which played on BBC TV, Channel 4 TV, BAFTA/LA and Amazon. He worked in film editing, animation, visual effects, special effects, and creature effects in London and Los Angeles. His writing includes two decades with Cinefex magazine, freelance journalism (Cinefantastique, The Hollywood Reporter, American Cinematographer) and studio-licensed publishing for Titan Books. Recent and upcoming titles include Star Trek- First Contact- The Making of the Classic Film, Star Trek- Picard- The Art and Making of the Series and Alien Film Franchise Encyclopedia. Making Avatar is his first book for DK.

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