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JohnWho · 02-15-2010, 06:36 PM

Ah, I guess we'd have to ask Cameron that one.

Dale · 02-15-2010, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by Wizwad:

My point is, where does all that water come from in the first place? Not from your standard mountain streams, that's for sure.

It comes from Acme - the same place as the anvils come from.....

Jim Sachs · 02-15-2010, 11:14 PM

The first review I read of Avatar mentioned that the action takes place on Pandora - a planet in the Alpha Centauri Galaxy. So I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised when I watched the movie and found that Pandora circled the star Alpha Centauri - the closest star to our sun. At least the writers might be able to pass Grade School astronomy (though the pitiful movie reviewer wouldn't).

It would have been nice if they had mentioned which Alpha Centauri star. It's actually a trinary system with three stars - Alpha, Beta, and Proxima. They could have spent 5 seconds of dialog on this, and the audience would have gained a bit of real science knowledge.

Arahanto · 02-16-2010, 02:53 AM

do we have atitle and script, yet? how far along is it, Jim?

Surferminn · 02-16-2010, 03:23 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

The first review I read of Avatar mentioned that the action takes place on Pandora - a planet in the Alpha Centauri Galaxy. So I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised when I watched the movie and found that Pandora circled the star Alpha Centauri - the closest star to our sun. At least the writers might be able to pass Grade School astronomy (though the pitiful movie reviewer wouldn't).

It would have been nice if they had mentioned which Alpha Centauri star. It's actually a trinary system with three stars - Alpha, Beta, and Proxima. They could have spent 5 seconds of dialog on this, and the audience would have gained a bit of real science knowledge.

Actually, according to this 'science' link Pandora is one of many satellite moons, not actually a planet... who ya gonna believe...

cjmaddy · 02-16-2010, 04:22 AM

Mark, - Doesn't trying to rationalise the logic of Avatar qualify as being clinically insane? -

jleslie · 02-16-2010, 07:20 AM

There's a very good 1080p teaser trailer that is the science documentary on Pandora.
File = avatar-fte1_h1080p.mov - it's 277,140,838 bytes.
Ah, it's here: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/hd/ - select the featurette.
Also at lower resolutions.
Recommended.
John

jleslie · 02-16-2010, 07:20 AM

P.S. I expect the water gets there via rain, like any other mountain...

Wizwad · 02-16-2010, 07:24 AM

Only if you're trying to rationalise it. I'm just agreeing with Jim!

Personally, I want to know what Roger Dean things of all this.

http://www.artistsuk.co.uk/acatalog/...Roger_Dean.jpg
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...an_icarus3.jpg

Wizwad · 02-16-2010, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by cjmaddy:

Mark, - Doesn't trying to rationalise the logic of Avatar qualify as being clinically insane? -

Only if you're trying to rationalise it. I'm just agreeing with Jim!

John - I'd think that, too, if the cataracts were slightly smaller.

"Like any other mountain"? Really? I thought it often came from mountain springs which have a much greater water catchment area than we see for some of those rocks in Avatar.

Personally, I want to know what Roger Dean things of all this.

http://www.artistsuk.co.uk/acatalog/...Roger_Dean.jpg
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...an_icarus3.jpg

Jim Sachs · 02-16-2010, 09:49 AM

Arahanto - Sorry, can't go into details here.

jleslie - Thanks for the link to the featurette, it's excellent.

jleslie · 02-16-2010, 01:19 PM

As that went down quite well I'll try a couple more links:

The full script (allegedly including stuff that didn't make it into the theatrical release):
http://www.foxscreenings.com/media/p...eronAVATAR.pdf

Learn the language:
"Na'vi is a constructed language spoken by the fictional indigenous race (the Na'vi) on Pandora in James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar. The language was created by Paul Frommer, a professor at USC with a doctorate in linguistics. This website exists to share this beautiful language with all who want to learn."
http://www.learnnavi.org/

John

jleslie · 02-16-2010, 01:39 PM

Quotes that might apply to a new job:

"Here, tomorrow, oh eight hundred. Try to use big words."

"Don’t do anything unusually stupid."

Another quote on the mountains:

"Yeah, so what does hold them up? Grace explained it to me -- some kind of maglev effect because unobtanium is a superconductor, or something. At least somebody understands it. Just not me."

02-15-2010, 11:14 PM	#23
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	The first review I read of Avatar mentioned that the action takes place on Pandora - a planet in the Alpha Centauri Galaxy. So I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised when I watched the movie and found that Pandora circled the star Alpha Centauri - the closest star to our sun. At least the writers might be able to pass Grade School astronomy (though the pitiful movie reviewer wouldn't). It would have been nice if they had mentioned which Alpha Centauri star. It's actually a trinary system with three stars - Alpha, Beta, and Proxima. They could have spent 5 seconds of dialog on this, and the audience would have gained a bit of real science knowledge. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-16-2010, 03:23 AM	#25
Surferminn Senior Puddle Jumper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 6,017	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: The first review I read of Avatar mentioned that the action takes place on Pandora - a planet in the Alpha Centauri Galaxy. So I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised when I watched the movie and found that Pandora circled the star Alpha Centauri - the closest star to our sun. At least the writers might be able to pass Grade School astronomy (though the pitiful movie reviewer wouldn't). It would have been nice if they had mentioned which Alpha Centauri star. It's actually a trinary system with three stars - Alpha, Beta, and Proxima. They could have spent 5 seconds of dialog on this, and the audience would have gained a bit of real science knowledge. Actually, according to this 'science' link Pandora is one of many satellite moons, not actually a planet... who ya gonna believe... Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.

02-16-2010, 07:24 AM	#29
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	Only if you're trying to rationalise it. I'm just agreeing with Jim! Personally, I want to know what Roger Dean things of all this. http://www.artistsuk.co.uk/acatalog/...Roger_Dean.jpg http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...an_icarus3.jpg Mark ----------- Intel i7 12700K \| Aorus Z690 Pro \| Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB \| Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC \| Corsair RM850 Gold PSU \| 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 \| 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD \| Corsair Airflow 5000D Case \| HP 32QHD 4K Monitor \| Windows 11 x64 Professional

02-16-2010, 07:28 AM	#30
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	Originally posted by cjmaddy: Mark, - Doesn't trying to rationalise the logic of Avatar qualify as being clinically insane? - Only if you're trying to rationalise it. I'm just agreeing with Jim! John - I'd think that, too, if the cataracts were slightly smaller. "Like any other mountain"? Really? I thought it often came from mountain springs which have a much greater water catchment area than we see for some of those rocks in Avatar. Personally, I want to know what Roger Dean things of all this. http://www.artistsuk.co.uk/acatalog/...Roger_Dean.jpg http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...an_icarus3.jpg Mark ----------- Intel i7 12700K \| Aorus Z690 Pro \| Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB \| Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC \| Corsair RM850 Gold PSU \| 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 \| 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD \| Corsair Airflow 5000D Case \| HP 32QHD 4K Monitor \| Windows 11 x64 Professional

02-16-2010, 09:49 AM	#31
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Arahanto - Sorry, can't go into details here. jleslie - Thanks for the link to the featurette, it's excellent. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-15-2010, 06:36 PM	#21
JohnWho Registered Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida Posts: 486	Ah, I guess we'd have to ask Cameron that one.

02-15-2010, 06:45 PM	#22
Dale Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Missouri Posts: 960	Originally posted by Wizwad: My point is, where does all that water come from in the first place? Not from your standard mountain streams, that's for sure. It comes from Acme - the same place as the anvils come from.....

02-16-2010, 02:53 AM	#24
Arahanto Registered Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15	do we have atitle and script, yet? how far along is it, Jim?

02-16-2010, 04:22 AM	#26
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Mark, - Doesn't trying to rationalise the logic of Avatar qualify as being clinically insane? -

02-16-2010, 07:20 AM	#27
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	There's a very good 1080p teaser trailer that is the science documentary on Pandora. File = avatar-fte1_h1080p.mov - it's 277,140,838 bytes. Ah, it's here: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/hd/ - select the featurette. Also at lower resolutions. Recommended. John

02-16-2010, 01:19 PM	#32
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	As that went down quite well I'll try a couple more links: The full script (allegedly including stuff that didn't make it into the theatrical release): http://www.foxscreenings.com/media/p...eronAVATAR.pdf Learn the language: "Na'vi is a constructed language spoken by the fictional indigenous race (the Na'vi) on Pandora in James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar. The language was created by Paul Frommer, a professor at USC with a doctorate in linguistics. This website exists to share this beautiful language with all who want to learn." http://www.learnnavi.org/ John

02-16-2010, 01:39 PM	#33
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	Quotes that might apply to a new job: "Here, tomorrow, oh eight hundred. Try to use big words." "Don’t do anything unusually stupid." Another quote on the mountains: "Yeah, so what does hold them up? Grace explained it to me -- some kind of maglev effect because unobtanium is a superconductor, or something. At least somebody understands it. Just not me."