Russell Carpenter's primary concern as the cinematographer of Avatar: The Way of Water was making sure that the lighting design on the live, motion captured actors looked real and played well with the CGI generated world. The process was like a huge layer cake of world creation, with writing, concept art, and production design all developed simultaneously.

Russell Carpenter's primary concern as the cinematographer of Avatar: The Way of Water was making sure that the lighting design on the live, motion captured actors looked real and played well with the CGI generated world. The process was like a huge layer cake of world creation, with writing, concept art, and production design all developed simultaneously.

Russell Carpenter's primary concern as the cinematographer of Avatar: The Way of Water was making sure that the lighting design on the live, motion captured actors looked real and played well with the CGI generated world. The process was like a huge layer cake of world creation, with writing, concept art, and production design all developed simultaneously.