The framing of this shot from the new Avatar Aang movie is absolute poetry.
Notice how Aang is placed in the foreground, out of focus. He is no longer just their friend; he is the Avatar they are sworn to protect and stand by.
The warm, golden hour lighting signifies the dawn of a completely new era for the Four Nations. Studio Mir didn’t just animate a scene they painted a legacy.
Crazy tower falling sequence! There was a loot of smoke there and a change of tempo. Figuring out the layering and the fly through the smoke was very tricky
Was I the only one who was so happy to hear Aang say “Flameo Hotman” to Zuko again? 😂
Imagine how embarrassing it must be for Zuko to hear that every time from the reincarnation of his great-grandfather 😂
100% Aang wrote the letter like that on purpose. He knew someone would have to read it out loud in front of everyone, and he couldn’t resist making Zuko cringe a little 😂
I think this movie might be one of the best to study effects animations from. Genuinely its the whole movie at basically the highest quality you could imagine.
Part 2/2: Color keys for the Immortal Storm sequence in Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender. Jake painted killer keys that established the look for this sequence, and I did my best to hook up to his.