Avatar was the landmark stereo film of the modern era, taking 3D technology to new heights, and changing the way many people thought about 3D film and visual effects. We developed a new generation of visualeffects techniques to realise this ambitious film. As well as bringing about huge innovations in realtime performance capture, facial rigging, 3D animation and compositing the scale, detail, and complexity of Avatar showed that computer generated filmmaking had reached the point where it could carry the story, and maintain suspension of disbelief, through an entire movie.

In addition to the Academy Award® for Visual Effects, the film won Wētā six Visual Effects Society awards, including the VES equivalent of a best picture race – Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual EffectsDriven Feature Motion Picture. What Wētā FX built and what they learned on Avatar changed the way we approached visual effects, and its impact is still being felt to this day.

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About Wētā FX:
Wētā FX is the standardbearer for creative innovation in Visual Effects and Animation, attracting talent, partners, and clients who seek a collaborator that embraces and nurtures their artistic vision.

Our renowned proprietary pipeline provides artists with the tools and infrastructure they need to create their best work. Headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, with creative hubs in Vancouver, Canada and Melbourne, Australia, we are 1,500 of the most ambitious artists, engineers, and executives you’re likely to meet.

Across three decades, our trailblazing work has so far earned seven visual effects Academy Awards®, 14 Academy SciTech Awards and seven visual effects BAFTA Awards in addition to 58 Visual Effects Society Awards, awarded to us by our peers.

We’re known for performancedriven animated creatures and characters such as Gollum, Kong, Neytiri, Caesar, and Pogo as well as for the universes they inhabit, including Middleearth, Pandora and countless others.

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Avatar (2009) VFX Highlights | Wētā FX
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