Zoe Saldaña urges James Cameron to make an
#Avatar documentary "to explain, in a meticulous way, why performance capture is the most empowering form of acting."
“It gives us the credit, the ability to own 100% of our performance on screen... Performance capture means that ‘Avatar’ wouldn’t exist if Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, myself, and the entire cast didn’t get up and put those dots on our faces... From the archery, the martial arts, the free diving, the scuba diving – so that you can hold your breath under water for longer than five minutes – to the language [James] conceived out of thin air, to physically training with former gymnasts, circus performers, and acrobats so you can learn how to walk like an extraterrestrial human species," Saldaña tells Beyonce Noise. "That’s all us, and a group of incredible stunt actors that make our characters feel bionic. God bless them. With the technology that Jim creates, he gives the artist the power of complete ownership."
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