Not only is the man a director, producer, editor, inventor and screenwriter, but an award-winning one who is also known for co-developing the 3-D Fusion Camera System. He says 3-D is on the rise and studios are telling people to make their films in 3-D, not an easy or inexpensive endeavor if you don’t have the weight and resources of James Cameron. That said, he brought Avatar to the screen and I thought about its magical impact weeks after seeing it.
Below are some images I captured on-site which are accompanied by some pithy things Cameron had to share with the D8 audience. I loved his energy on and off the stage, where he graciously took questions and engaged one-on-one before heading out.
“There’s something to be said about working with people who know the system and how it works.”
“Asset management is a huge huge deal.”
“I like a certain amount of autonomy in a production so we can go to a number of vendors and it can work seamlessly on other platforms.”
“For 3-D, you can put the left and right image on top of each other at the same time – you couldn’t do that before.”
“Every breakthrough comes with a breakthrough for the pirates. You have to come up with a time synched image and transfer it over – it’s harder.”
“The more that things change, the more things remain the same.”
“Augmented reality is a great bag of tricks but its still something that is on the side.”
“Movies are a passive experience. Games are where you lead.”
“I want to merge games and movies in a way that support each other.”
“At the end of the day, it’s still about taking you outside of yourself.”
On Microsoft: “They approached us to be part of a 3-D project.”
“Studios want to see more films in 3-D. They’re asking people for it.”
On Avatar being his closest connection of all his movies: “I always liked nature as a child.”
“It’s still all about the story at the end of the day.”
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
