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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Stunt and VFX Experts Break Down Each Bending Style, That Bumi Fight and Azula’s Lightning
The 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' team breaks down the King Bumi fight and the four different bending styles.
The original Nickelodeon show portrayed Aang’s bending with a bluish, swirling look, but the team behind Netflix’s adaptation had a challenge on their hands when rendering those techniques in three dimensions. With Variety, “Avatar’s” stunt and visual effects experts explain how each bending style came to life, break down the Aang vs. Bumi battle and more. For the shot where we’re above him and he’s leaning back, Jeff and his team put together a special arc rig that’s green, and Gordon’s able to lie on top of it.
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