Academy Award-winning writer/director James Cameron, the maker of Titanic and the Terminator series, has been crafting Avatar for over ten years. The film follows the story of Jake, an ex-marine who becomes torn between his allegiance to his fellow humans on earth and the aliens who populate the planet of Pandora. The Art of James Cameron´s Avatar, the companion book to this epic 3-D action adventure, explores the developmental and conceptual art used by the creative team - art directors, visual effects designers, animators, costume designers and creature makers - to bring Cameron´s vision to life. With over 100 exclusive full-color images including sketches, matte paintings, drawings and film stills, The Art of James Cameron´s Avatar reveals the process behind the creation of set designs for the film. It also includes character, creature and set development as envisioned by the award-winning visual effects team. With interviews and stories by members of the film´s world-class team, The Art of James Cameron´s Avatar brings readers behind the scenes of this unprecedented movie-going experience.