Cameron explained in the interview why such a complex manipulation is needed, understanding that the infinite microelements of the human face cannot be captured in any other way. He felt subtle eye movements were key.
“It’s the eyes, and it’s the whole face. We have as many muscles in our face as we do in our whole body. So the systems we’ve used in the past have been good at modeling the body’s performance, so we basically did the same thing, but we completely changed the way she held her face. Zoe’s brain The way she works with her facial muscles is going to be very different from what Sam and the other actors do. So the question wasn’t just. A perfect CG model for these characters.
Meanwhile, Saldana felt that attention to detail was a wonderful way to unlock the spirituality of his characters. Navies are connected to their planet – in some cases literally (they have psychic cords embedded in living beings). Her technology, she feels, is secondary to the trust created between the actors and the director who have the freedom to be themselves.
“Everything is taken into account, from their physical body to the smallest detail, clearly guided by Jim. But there is a spiritual side to the characters. The Navi do not have the word ‘lie’. They do not live a lie, they do not know what a lie is. Everything they do is true and pure, to each other. Even in the way they talk to him, they have faith in him.
But that faith was earned by smiting the temples. Early renderings of the frontal joints were not exactly aligned.
