Avatar: The Last Airbender Director Explains How They Approached Animating Fight Scenes One Avatar: The Last Airbender director explained the process behind animating the fight scenes in the series! Responding to a recent feature from Insider in which Volpe helps to break down much of the work that went into bringing the realistic martial arts action in Avatar: The Last Airbender to life, and it starts with hiring those who live the martial arts and could offer time to film reference footage, demonstrate moves and more. How to animate authentic feeling martial arts: 1) Hire martial artists, bonus points if they are extra imaginative