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'Avatar: The Way Of Water' Director James Cameron

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The Editing Process Is Highly Collaborative

Every cut, every single edit in the movie has gone through my hands one way or another. I listened very closely to what they say and why we pick certain things. They'll remind me of decisions that were made two or three years ago about why we liked a certain take. But I also have to use because the editors don't sit in the effects reviews. So I'm kind of the final final bottleneck.

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