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online.wsj.com - 11/20/2009

James Cameron's Avatar: A Race to the Finish

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20th Century Fox Sam Worthington as Jake Sully and Zoe Saldana as Neytiri in 'Avatar.'

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hollywoodreporter.com - 11/21/2009

'Avatar' running time set at 2.5 hours

— hollywoodreporter.com — How long is it? That is the question about James Cameron's "Avatar," the science-fiction epic opening Dec.... 18 that has been hotly debated for months, with rampant speculation that it would run over three hours. In fact, it will be well under that, ... (more) 'Avatar' running time set at 2.5 hours

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/21/2009

USC professor creates an entire alien language for 'Avatar'

— latimesblogs.latimes.com — "AVATAR" COUNTDOWN: 29 DAYS James Cameron has big aspirations for "Avatar," and here at Hero Complex we're... stepping up with some epic coverage plans: a 30-day countdown. Today's topic: The USC professor who found himself on an unexpected Hollywood ... (more) USC professor creates an entire alien language for 'Avatar'

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cbsnews.com - 11/23/2009

James Cameron's Avatar

— cbsnews.com — Add a Comment by nancyalis November 23, 2009 11:32 AM EST "There are far more computer jockeys... than stagehands" I have a BS degree in business & am unemployed. Is there any wonder why I am going back to school for Web Technologies? No, it's not Kansas ... (more) James Cameron's Avatar

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/Film:  30 Minutes of Avatar Are Still Not Done, But Don’t Flip Out

Dark Horizons - General Feed:  "Avatar" Finish Coming Down To The Wire

SciFi Scanner:  Daily Scan for 11.23.09 - Avatar Is Unfinished, Lost Gets Premiere

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Avatar run time looking to be 2:30 to 2:40 without credits. Typical Cameron! LOL Source: http://bit.ly/3wbnRh 11/23/2009

30 mins of Avatar movie still incomplete. thats bad! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704204304574546051358369012.html 11/23/2009

'Avatar': A Race to the Finish: The eleventh-hour fixes are driving up costs on a project already on tr.. http://tinyurl.com/y9u2mtf 11/20/2009

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30 Minutes of Avatar Are Still Not Done, But Don’t Flip Out
/Film — ... Landau’s big argument, though is that on a film like Avatar, there’s ” little meaningful difference between principal photography and special effects” - that’s The Wall Street Journal paraphrasing him, but the point stands. There really weren’t any non-FX shots, so of course the schedule will include FX work down to the wire. Imagine the editing room a couple of weeks from completion on a Pixar film - it’s not film editing their doing, but image rendering and sound mixing. The cutting on films so heavily CG reliant needs to be done at an ...

"Avatar" Finish Coming Down To The Wire
Dark Horizons - General Feed — ... Producer John Landau told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday that production crews are working around the clock to finish up basic elements from color and sound mixing to more complicated visual effects shots on the 30 minutes of the film that remain incomplete. These last minute fixes are understandably driving the film's cost up somewhat with the budget looking likely to climb over the $300 million mark. ...

Daily Scan for 11.23.09 - Avatar Is Unfinished, Lost Gets Premiere
SciFi Scanner — ... • James Cameron's Avatar comes out on December 18th, but apparently thirty minutes of footage still aren't finalized yet. Better get hustling, guys. ...

AVATAR Round-Up: 60 Minutes Piece, Runtime, New Featurette, and New Posters
Collider» - Collider.com — ... However, Avatar is still in the final stages of post-production even though it opens in less than a month.  The Wall Street Journal reports that there are 30 minutes left to be completed with crews working around the clock to complete aspects such as sound mixing and the visual effects.  These 30 minutes are part of a 150 minutes runtime, or 156 minutes if you include the credits.  ...