‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Stunt and VFX Experts Break Down Each Bending Style, That Bumi Fight and Azula’s Lightning
24.02.2024 - 19:45
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Jordan Moreau Since air is invisible, what would airbending look like in real life? Fans of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” have pondered that question since the announcement of a live-action version of the series. 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. Air, earth, water and fire — the four elements that Aang (Gordon Cormier) needs to master as the Avatar — each needed their own unique look and bending style, accomplished with a mix of both on-set and post-production efforts.
Stunt coordinator Jeff Aro researched various martial arts techniques and taught the “Avatar” cast how to become a bending expert while executive producer Jabbar Raisani and visual effects supervisor Marion Spates created the realistic visuals for the elements. Like its predecessor, Netflix’s “Avatar” boasts many flashy bending fights sequences. Aang and Zuko (Dallas Liu) pit fire and air against each other in multiple battles; Katara (Kiawentiio) tests her still-new waterbending skills against a Northern Water Tribe master; and King Bumi (Utkarsh Ambudkar) gives a rockstar earthbending performance against Aang, his childhood friend.
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. Let’s start with air. How do you show airbending in live-action? Jeff Aro: We started our exploration of bending by delving into the mythology, adding breadth and depth to the movements.
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