Essay On James Cameron

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Introduction
James Francis Cameron, who was born on August 16, 1954 in Ontario, Canada, is a famous film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is good at shooting action films and science-fiction films. Titanic and Avatar are the two most famous films directed by him. His father Phillip Cameron is an engineer and mother Shirley Cameron is an artist. In the next content I will stalk the career of James Cameron and his influence to society according to the social media he uses.

Biography
In 1971 James Cameron moved to the United States, studying physics in California. After leaving the college, he worked as a truck driver.

In 1977, After Cameron watched the classic science-fiction movie Star Wars directed by George Lucas, he began to realize what he wants to do.

In 1980, he found his first formal job in the film industry, which was the art director of Battle beyond the Stars directed by Roger Corman. His job was to product special effects work design.

In 1981, he was employed as the director of Piranha Part Two: The Spawning. The film was shot in Italy. Due to the conflicts between Cameron and stuff, the producer didn't even let him participate in the final editing of the film. Cameron was angry that he spent weeks editing the whole movie by himself. Since then, Cameron vowed to make movies for himself.

In 1984, James Cameron wrote and directed the movie Terminator with an inspiration in a dream. This action film set in the future was acted by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The investment was not much, but the film had created a great sensation. Cameron had attracted widespread attention due to the success of the film.

In 1985, Cameron and Stallone wrote the screenplay of Rambo: First Blood Part II together. The film st...

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...es. In the film he made the team a total of 2000 people, including more than 800 digital engineers, and the whole team had only 37 actors. 80% of the whole film investment and production costs were used on the digital equipments. In this way, Avatar turned out on 18th December 2009. The film is an iconic work of highly developed human virtual modeling technology. Some reckon it as a milestone work in the history of 3D film. James Cameron himself called it a painstaking work.

Conclusion
Everyone envy James Cameron’s influence now, but the story behind his success is more commendable. His attitude and better work ethic are undoubtedly instructive for young people who want quick success. Through twitter, Google+ and other social media people can know more about what events he's taking, what kind of things he likes and even know the shooting schedule of his new movie.

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