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   NAB: 'Avatar 2' Producer Talks Underwater Performance Capture in Keynote

   2:47 pm 4/7/2013

   • by Carolyn Giardina

   UPDATED: Jon Landau also discusses high frame rates and the state of the VFX business.Read more

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2. 'Avatar' Producer Offers Peek at Technology Behind Next Two Sequels

   5:58 pm 4/4/2013

   • by THR Staff

   Jon Landau invites THR into his new, solar-powered studio as he sets up the performance capture stages for next two installments in James Cameron's blockbuster sci-fi franchise.Read more

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   NAB 2013: Jon Landau to Keynote Cinema Technology Summit

   11:31 am 2/27/2013

   • by Carolyn Giardina

   The event, co-produced by SMPTE, will be held during the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas.Read more

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   Producer Jon Landau: Filmmakers, Not Studios, Should Decide the Fate of Higher Frame Rates

   9:32 pm 8/8/2012

   • by Carolyn Giardina

   At Siggraph, Douglas Trumbull predicts Peter Jackson's "bold step" in making "The Hobbit" at 48fps will "pay off."Read more

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   Beijing Film Festival Champions International Co-Productions

   6:00 pm 4/24/2012

   • by Karen Chu

   With James Cameron and Fox chief Jim Gianopulos on hand, the second edition of the fest provides key access to the expanding Chinese market.Read more

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   NAB 2012: Producer Jon Landau Reveals How 'Titanic' Was Converted to 3D

   7:43 pm 4/16/2012

   • by Carolyn Giardina

   The film had James Cameron’s “imprint on every shot," Landau says.Read more

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   'Avatar 2' Delayed Until at Least 2015, Says Jon Landau

   11:39 am 4/5/2012

   • by Todd Gilchrist

   James Cameron is collaborating with effects firm Weta Digital on an "underwater motion capture system" for sequences that will explore the oceans of Pandora.Read more

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8. 'Titanic 3D' London Premiere: Kate Winslet, James Cameron Hit the Red Carpet

   5:52 PM PDT 3/27/2012

   While Leonardo DiCaprio was nowhere to be found, co-star Kate Winslet stepped out at the London premiere of James Cameron's "Titanic 3D." Billy Zane and Bill Paxton were also in attendance as the re-release made its worldwide debut on March 27 at the Royal Albert Hall. Read More

9. Jon Landau Visits India to Promote 'Titanic' 3D (Q&A)

   6:04 am 3/23/2012

   • by Nyay Bhushan

   The "Titanic" producer also brings one of its Oscars to India to promote the film's 3D release next month and hints at what to expect in the upcoming "Avatar" sequels.Read more

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    Asia Gets Its First Look at 'Titanic 3D'

    12:55 am 12/7/2011

    • by Karen Chu

    Leonardo DiCaprio was thrilled by spectacular visuals in the new "Titanic 3D" as much as he was amazed by the looks of his younger self, "Titanic" and "Avatar" producer Jon Landau said.Read more

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