Avatar Was James Cameron's Tribute To A Legend Of VFX Filmmaking

Cameron was inspired a pioneer of stop-motion animation.

TIL that Jurassic Park's visual effects were so groundbreaking to filmmakers that it inspired Peter Jackson to begin work on Lord of the Rings, George Lucas to start on the Star Wars

Avatar (2009): The Milestone of Filmmaking Breaks a Record - YMCinema - The Technology Behind Filmmaking

Avatar 2: What is the future for visual effects?

Innovative Director: James Cameron - Filmustage Blog

Aliens of the Deep (2005) - News - IMDb

Visual Effects Society Bestows Honors Upon Cinema's Legendary Craftspeople

Hollywood places biggest 3-D bet yet on `Avatar' - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Who did the visual effects for 'Avatar'? - Quora

How 'Alita' is paving the way for James Cameron's 'Avatar' sequels - Los Angeles Times

Avatar: The Way of Water, Avatar Wiki

James Cameron Academy of Achievement