Science

Aussies Will Get First Glimpses Of James Cameron’s Deep Sea Sub Dive

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Australians will get exclusive insights into James Cameron’s already announced deep sea sub adventures via a dedicated video blog.


March 9, 2012
Science

James Cameron’s New Sub Will Take Him To The Deepest Spot On Earth

James Cameron has long been a filmmaker who embraced the latest technologies, but his newest toy, the Deepsea Challenger, is a submarine that’s capable of diving to the deepest part of the ocean, also known as the Challenger Deep.


January 22, 2012
Cameras

James Cameron Opens Melbourne Office For Hi-Tech ‘Avatar Cameras’

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Hey film producers: the awesome 3D tech built by the Cameron Pace Group (CPG) for films like Avatar is heading to Oz. Says the director, “3D is the future for both film and broadcasting. We are very excited about enabling more world-class 3D productions in Australia.”


September 22, 2011
Entertainment

James Cameron Still Pushing For 60fps Projection

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James Cameron loves 3D a whole lot, and he’s still passionately pushing for cinemas to adopt 60 frame per second projection, arguing it’ll make for better 3D.


September 13, 2011
Gaming

James Cameron’s Avatar Mashup Created For Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year

Movie to video game adaptations of the early 1980s were difficult things. Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, and The Empire Strikes Back were as hard to master as they were hard to genuinely enjoy.


July 26, 2011
Science

The Race Back To The Deepest Point In The Sea

The Atlantic has a great story on the journey of three teams into the Challenger Deep, the deepest point in the known world. Sir Richard Branson, James Cameron and Bruce Jones (Yeah, you don’t know him) all want to reach there.


April 25, 2011
Cameras

James Cameron Adds 50 RED EPIC-M Cameras To His Trolley

How’s this for high-profile clientele, eh? RED has sold 50 of their EPIC-M pro-cams to James Cameron – at $US58,000 each, that’s a cool $US2.9 million he just forked out. Now, I’ve heard of shopping-based envy before, but Cameron’s taking his to a new level after no-doubt hearing Peter Jackson ordered 30 for The Hobbit, and Jon Schwartzman’s shooting the next Spiderman with EPICs.


April 2, 2011
Entertainment

James Cameron’s Next Plan To Reinvent Cinema

First it was digital projection. Then 3D. And now James Cameron has set his sites on a more subtle – but possibly more important – innovation in film: frame rates. While the industry has been stuck at 24fps since the Roaring ’20s, Cameron believes that by bumping that up to 48fps, or even 60fps, Hollywood can dramatically change our cinematic experience.


February 24, 2011
Gaming

Microsoft’s Avatar Technology One Step Closer To Glasses Free 3D

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Microsoft gave a sneak preview of its latest Natural User Interface (NUI) research recently at their Seattle offices, giving lucky observers a good look at just how far 3D Avatar capture and model rendering has progressed in the last few years.


February 10, 2011
Entertainment

Never-Before-Seen Footage Of The Alien Puppets In James Cameron’s The Abyss

We’ve got an video clip from FX legend Steve Johnson’s archives featuring the angelic underwater alien puppets of James Cameron’s The Abyss. Watch the footage now. [io9]