Avatar:
The
Way
of
Water.
Photo:
20th
Century
Studios
The ground-breaking storytelling of the Avatar franchise
incorporates technology at the cutting edge of the film
industry. Though enough computing power to rival a crypto
exchange went into each frame, Scott's vision remains
rooted in culture. "Indigenous people tend to use what they
have in their environment," she explains. "These characters
are incredibly invested in their decorative traditions. They
love to weave. Everything they do is handcrafted. So here
we are doing this incredible technological film, but at the
same time, we were using old school hand-done, one-of-a-
kind, found object, made object, costumes." The resulting
costumes are both exquisite and grand, transcending
character to become part of the world-building.
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THE COSTUME DESIGNER
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SPRING 2023
