Biography of James Cameron

From science fiction to film history

August 16, 1954
James Francis Cameron was born on 16 August 1954 in Kapuskasing, Canada. A passion since childhood to science fiction and, when choosing the degree course, focuses on physics. After graduating from the State University of Fullerton decides to pursue her passion for cinema. His first experience behind the camera goes back to 1978 when turning "Xenogenesis." Thanks to this first attempt, gets a job at the production company New World Pictures, famous for a series of B movies were directed by Roger Corman. During this period, he holds different roles, by art director for the movie "Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) to the Director for" Piranha II: The Spaening "(1981). James Cameron's career began officially in 1984, when he wrote and directed "Terminator" (1984), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Also in this movie James plays with her passion for science fiction putting at the Centre of a robot and a futuristic struggle between mankind and machines. The film was a huge commercial success that helps him to complete a new project: the sequel to "Alien."
His version, which follows the one signed by Ridley Scott, was filmed in 1986 and received a number of awards, including the Academy Award for best actress for Sigourney Weaver. The private life of the filmmaker proves eventful and full of surprises as the professional one: in 1976 he married Sharon Williams. But as early as 1985 goes on to a second marriage to producer Gale Anne Hard for which he wrote the screenplay of the third episode of Alien. The film won the Saturn Award for best science fiction film. In this same period did your passion for the Titanic, recovered from the sea in September of 1985 during an expedition led by Robert Ballard. In 1989 he experiences the first film failure with The movie "The Abyss". Filming, set underwater are very difficult, and is the acceptance of the public and the critics are quite warm. Movie screen door, however, another of the great passions of James: the sea and its seabed. He owns a fleet of submarines worth 400 million dollars. At the same time addresses the third marriage to Director Kathryn Bigelow for which he wrote the screenplay of the film Point Break.
The marriage lasts just two years and James Cameron returns to his first film work filming the second part of "Terminator" in 1991. The film is a success both economically-box office gain amounts to 200 million-well that from a personal perspective. The set allows the encounter with actress Linda Hamilton who would become his fourth wife in 1997. This marriage, however, will be of short duration and perish in 1999. The first approach to romantic comedy that will then allow you to take the plunge into the screenplay for "Titanic", is represented by the 1994 film "Trues Lies" with Jamie Lee Curtis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film won the Oscar for special effects. In order to realize his "Titanic" (starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet), James Cameron does build in Mexico a study special that is filled with a large number of litres of water. The costs for the construction of the film amounted to 200 million dollars and have many delays and problems of various kinds. When it comes out in theaters in 1997, the film soon reaches the size of a planetary success, winning second place for collections throughout the history of cinema. Earnings are added the honors because "Titanic" also gets 14 Oscar nominations. And even the set is again convict, the Canadian filmmaker meets the actress Suzy Amis which paired by 2000. The two have sealed their bond with a marriage that has had three children. After the huge success of "Titanic," is dedicated to documentaries like "Aliens of the Deep" that follows a group of Nasa scientists intent on exploring an underwater mountain range, the so-called mid-Atlantic Ridge. Documentaries can experience shooting with 3D digital cameras. So for about six years is committed to the development of this new technology with Vince Pace and Rob Legato, and, thanks to the decision to stop using the motion-picture film, design a new colossal: "Avatar" (2009). The film explores the theme of conflict between America and the inhabitants of another planet. "Avatar" at the box office success of "Titanic", and won him the victory by two Golden Globe for best picture and best director. A passion for technology induces James Cameron to repeat a 3D his "Titanic" coming out in mid-April of 2012 in remembrance of that terrible tragedy was the sinking of the Titanic, which had exactly one century.
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