from alien dreams to THIS | Avatar's Beginnings (The Avatar Podcast Ep. 6)
Episode description
On the sixth episode of The Avatar Podcast, Albert dives into the earliest possible origins of all of Avatar’s concepts, from his and his mother’s glowing alien dreams in the 1970s, to his post-@starwars film ‘Xenogenesis’ (which was funded by Mormon dentists, and hides a ‘Fire and Ash’ teaser!), to his Hollywood film career with The Terminator, Aliens and Titanic leading to becoming the engineer/activist/worldbuilder we know and love today working with National Geographic and NASA, and so much more! We end the episode as we do each week with the weekly Mailbag and Showcase.Enjoy (Txasunu)!
Chapters
00:00:00 Start (nature-inspired-dreams)
00:00:45 Intro (legacy clip - full trailer)
00:04:00 Welcome (recap of Ep. 5)
00:04:50 Today's episode focus
00:05:30 Like, share & subscribe
00:06:00 Episode-long segment: Beginnings
00:06:22 Correcting a mistake (The Abyss)
00:06:50 Earliest catalysts
00:07:20 Cameron's beginnings (Chippawa, Brea)
00:08:25 'Star Wars' (when Jim's life changed)
00:10:20 Jim quits his job for filmmaking
00:10:40 Art - Xenogenesis ('78) (19 y/o dream)
00:13:35 Activism - Jim's Activism ties
00:15:30 Jim talks about 'Oz'
00:16:25 Idea - Xenogenesis in A3 (Scoresby)
00:17:30 Jim the production assistant (Ramones)
00:17:50 The Corman Era ('Primevals' shout-out)
00:20:40 '82: Piranha II ('flying fish sequel')
00:23:00 '84: The Terminator (hello Hollwood)
00:25:23 '86: Aliens (hello Hollwood)
00:28:23 '89: The Abyss (CGI's earnest birth)
00:30:00 Clip - 'Abyss' made 'Jurassic' happen
00:30:45 '91: Terminator 2 (pop-cult history)
00:33:10 Clip - Jim's 'family element sequels'
00:34:35 Clip - Naysayers (Poppies & Crabs)
00:35:20 '94: True Lies (showing his range)
00:36:40 Meeting Landau
00:37:00 '95: Jim writes 'Project 880' (Avatar)
00:37:50 Theme Park Development Origins
00:38:30 '97: Titanic (Box-Office History)
00:40:00 'No Sequels, Toys or Theme Parks'
00:44:00 'I Own The Authorship/Enya Influence'
00:46:00 'A Film For Everyone With A Heart'
00:47:10 Clip - Epic Eclecticism (The Cycle)
00:49:00 Titanic's Success and Accolades
00:50:00 Clip - Gosling as Cameron (Biopic)
00:50:25 The Laying Low Years: 1998 to 2004
00:51:40 Clip - Leonardo in Avatar 4 or 5
00:52:00 Documentary-Making (Exodus, Tomb)
00:53:45 Making Alita and Avatar
00:55:10 King Kong makes Pandora possible
00:57:57 Jim visits 'Beowulf' set (and Kong?)
00:58:40 Clip - Jim prioritises the script
00:59:10 Clip - We demand 'The Volume II'
01:00:00 'Avatar' tops 'Titanic' (14 y/o dream)
01:02:10 Avatar's Success and Accolades
01:02:35 Clip - timeless storytelling instincts
01:03:00 2nd Laying Low Decade: 2010 to 2020
01:04:35 Clip - Jim's research (well done)
01:05:00 Memories - Sequel Announcements
01:05:50 Clip - Taking the 'Star Wars' mantle
01:06:30 Avatar: The Way of Water's success
01:07:00 Clip - Jim's Legacy and Future
01:07:35 Mailbag
01:10:00 Showcase
01:17:00 End (Like, Share, Subscribe!)
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