Discover the vision, the incredible artistry, and cutting-edge special effects that bring the planet of Pandora unforgettably to life.

The Avatar franchise is renowned for its astounding feats of technical innovation and breakthroughs in 3D filming, digital animation, and performance capture.

Produced in collaboration with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment, The Making of Avatar: Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Avatar: Fire and Ash is packed with exclusive interviews with the franchise’s chief creators, stunning behind-the-scenes visuals from all three Avatar movies, and revelatory insights by crew and cast members.

Foreword by director James Cameron.

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Joe Fordham began his career in the U.K. making award-wining short films, which played on BBC TV, Channel 4 TV, BAFTA/LA and Amazon. He worked in film editing, animation, visual effects, special effects, and creature effects in London and Los Angeles. His writing includes two decades with Cinefex magazine, freelance journalism (Cinefantastique, The Hollywood Reporter, American Cinematographer) and studio-licensed publishing for Titan Books. Recent and upcoming titles include Star Trek: First Contact: The Making of the Classic Film, Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series and Alien Film Franchise Encyclopedia. Making Avatar is his first book for DK.