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AVA T A R : T H E L A S T A I R B E N D E R | P E R S P E C T I V E 6 9 Not incredibly detailed animation, but a very, very flat version that had a distinct style. Intriguing. Secondly, each episode was in a clearly identifiable location. Basically, it took place all over the world. Challenging. It was also distinctly Asian. Beautiful, but not a style with which I had a ton of experience. All of this I could handle. After all these are the requirements of the job of a Production Designer. We do a generous amount of research, and some clever ideas on how to shoot, for example, the South Pole one day and the top of the Himalayas the next… No problem. I know how to do that. I am a skilled practitioner. Then I hear the words "The Volume." Not familiar. "Virtual Art Department (VAD)." Ummm…new phone. Who dis? But I am willing to learn a new trick or two. They told me to watch a YouTube piece about this new technology and its use on The Mandalorian. (BTW, this was three years ago and this is no longer that big of a secret but at the time…) A. FULL VOLUME SET OF "KING BUMI'S" DINING HALL. SET PHOTO. B. VOLUME RISER UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN VANCOUVER. C. BANQUET SCENE VOLUME PLAN. B C