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1954 August 16, a famous Canadian-born film director, is good at shooting action films and science fiction films. These films directed by him often exceed the scheduled plan and budget, but they are very popular. The sci-fi film Terminator, which directed and acted by itself, became famous overnight after it was released on 1984. Besides the director, he is also a screenwriter, producer and editor. His film themes often try to explore the relationship between people and technology. At present, he directed Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009), the two most popular movies in the box office history. Among them, Avatar is the most famous movie in the world, with a global box office of over $2.5 billion. At present, it is the highest box office in the world and one of the most successful movies in history.

1954 On August 6th, James Cameron was born into a middle-class family in Ontario, Canada. His father is an electrical engineer and his mother is an artist, which seems destined that he has a talent for engineering and art from birth. When he was a teenager, James Cameron had extraordinary engineering and organizational skills. He once led a friend to build a trebuchet enough to leave a crater on the ground, and sent a mouse to the bottom of the Niagara River with a homemade submarine. In art, he studied painting with his mother for many years, held exhibitions in his hometown, and began to write science fiction in his early years. A science fiction novel he wrote at the age of 12 is regarded as the prototype of his science fiction film Abyss. /kloc-at the age of 0/4, he met the master Stanley? Kubrick 200 1 A Space Odyssey. James Cameron was shocked at that time and watched 10 times in a row in the cinema. Since then, his desire to make a movie has sprouted in his mind. He started shooting some shoddy movies with his father's 8 mm camera.

After graduating from high school, James Cameron was admitted to the Physics Department of California State University. He soon became disappointed with the college courses and ran out of the campus to explore the society. He used to be a mechanic and drove big trucks for others. 1977, James Cameron saw George? Lucas' classic sci-fi movie Star Wars, he realized excitedly that this is what he wanted to create. This made James Cameron set his own direction in life and was busy for it. He never received professional training and began to look for opportunities to become a filmmaker. He is familiar with all kinds of film production equipment from lens to lens guide rail, and even made his first shooting plan with friends. He wants to make a 10-minute sci-fi film with his own equipment and self-made models!

James Cameron was lucky, and his talent was quickly captured by Hollywood producer Roger? Kaman's appreciation, from Roger? Kaman got his first film job there-making stunt models for Star Wars in Kaman Studio 1980. The following year, he was promoted to the second group director and film production designer of another film in this studio, The Galaxy of Terror. James Cameron is one of the few directors with a background in special effects design. James Cameron always put special effects production in an extremely important position in his later film creation, and often personally participated in the design and implementation of special effects production. In James Cameron's films, excellent stunt production can not only create a shocking and exciting visual effect, but also blend in with the plot naturally, without the feeling of being blunt and showing off. But that doesn't mean that stunts are all about James Cameron's movies. James Cameron is not only an excellent stunt engineer, but also has an imagination that ordinary engineers don't have, and other things.

198 1 year, James Cameron's first directorial work came out. The movie Piranha 2: Reproduction was filmed entirely in Italy. James Cameron didn't get along well with the Italian-speaking staff, but after the filming, the producers refused to let him participate in the final editing of the film out of contempt for the fledgling director. In a rage, 25-year-old James Cameron used his credit card to pry open the door of the studio, managed to teach himself how to use the Italian editing machine, and edited the whole movie by himself in a few weeks. In the process, James Cameron made up his mind to stop working for anyone and make his own film.

During his stay in Italy, James Cameron suffered from illness, hunger and poverty. The painful experience made him have nightmares every night. Once he had a very clear nightmare: being chased by a machine killer from the future. According to the content of the nightmare, James Cameron wrote a screenplay "Terminator" full of his outstanding talents. He sold the script to the producer Goyle for one dollar? Annie. Hurt, on condition that he directs the film in his own way. Goyle agreed to his request. 1984, James Cameron released the first self-directed film Terminator. The film cost only 6.5 million dollars, but it earned 36 million dollars at the domestic box office, which won unanimous praise from fans and critics.

The success of Terminator made James Cameron gain wide attention in the film industry. From 65438 to 0985, James Cameron and Sylvester Stallone wrote The First Blood 2, which was also a box office success.

From 65438 to 0986, Alien 2, the second work written and directed by James Cameron, came out. This film is the famous director Ridley? A remake of Scott's sci-fi classic Alien. Directed by James Cameron, the sequel to this movie wisely avoided repeating the style of the original movie, but moved the battlefield between human beings and aliens from a single spaceship to a huge space base, reinterpreting the horror story that happened in space in the style of an action movie, and the whole movie was full of heroism. The visual effect of this film is absolutely first-class, its artistic design gives people a pure (not formalistic) mechanical aesthetic pleasure that Cameron's films have always had, and its stunt production can also be called the peak before computer-generated images participated in film production. Alien received seven Oscar nominations, including West Gounel? Weaver was nominated for Best Actress, and won the Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effect Awards.

From 65438 to 0989, the Abyss, the third heavyweight work written and directed by James Cameron, came out. This science fiction film is somewhat different from other similar works by Cameron. Although there are many thrilling fights and descriptions of mysterious creatures under the sea, the key point is to tell a couple's emotional story under the background of science fiction at a slower pace. Many viewers think that the slow pace of this movie makes people sleepy, which makes the box office of this movie not as good as Cameron's other movies. But there are also many fans who are moved by the feelings of the characters in the film. At the time of writing Abyss, Cameron was having a relationship with his second wife, film producer Al Gore? Annie. Hurd's emotional crisis naturally brought his own experience into his creation, which made the emotional entanglement between the hero and heroine touching.

199 1, the long-awaited Terminator 2 finally surfaced. The film shocked the film industry, earning $200 million at the domestic box office and winning four Oscars (best visual effect, best sound effect, best makeup and best sound editing). Terminator 2 announced the arrival of an era, and people finally believed that film stunts were omnipotent, and the only constraint was people's imagination. In every single scene, James Cameron also played an excellent role in directing and editing, and achieved perfection in scene scheduling, montage application and time control (too short is not enough, too long is boring).

After Terminator 2, James Cameron set up his own special effects production company "Digital Domain" at 1993, which is comparable to Lucas' "Industrial Light Magic". 1994, the first film "True Lies" produced by "Digital Domain" was released. This film tries to combine spy thriller with comedy plot, and successfully explores the humorous potential of action star Schwarzenegger, but it leaves the deepest impression on "Harrier" vertical takeoff and landing aircraft at the end. It launched the "Mavericks" missile and hit the sea-crossing bridge in the sea-sky background, which was both spectacular and beautiful, with a sense of reality like a military exercise; Later, Battle on the Wings presented a complicated and exaggerated comic style. As a director, James Cameron can choose this unique weapon to play an "important role" in the film, and exert its charm to the extreme, which once again proves his special hobby and perception of machine beauty. On the other hand, contrary to the fact that most movies depict agents as ruthless killing machines, True Lies depicts them as "good people" in the traditional sense, which once again reflects Cameron's unique optimism.

From 65438 to 0997, James Cameron filmed the famous Titanic. The spirit of pursuing the perfect goal in his heart was the highest expression in Titanic. James Cameron personally handled almost everything, from drawing stress analysis diagrams for stuntmen to explaining the sinking principle of a big ship to drawing sketches for Jack in the film. During the filming process, James Cameron was also very strict with the actors and crew. The investor's indifference, the staff's complaints, the cold sea water and the unimaginable difficulties encountered in the filming process all made Cameron on the verge of collapse, but he still persisted and shouted out the heroic words that were almost tragic: "Titanic can sink, Titanic can't sink!"

All these efforts were not in vain after all. Three months after the release of Titanic, the national box office revenue reached 470 million US dollars, while the international box office exceeded 654.38+08 billion, making this movie one of the most popular movies. The film was nominated for 14 Oscars, and got 1 1 of them, which tied the record of Xu Ben. James Cameron won the 70th Academy Award for Best Director. At the awards party, Cameron held up the Oscar almost crazily and loudly said the famous lines in the film: "I am the king of the world!" " "

After the glory, James Cameron unexpectedly chose to "disappear". After Titanic, he never released any big-screen works. It was not until 2005 that he officially announced that he started shooting his new film Avatar, which is a science fiction film with real-life performance and computer CG animation. In an exclusive interview with Time magazine, the Hollywood director, who can burn money and make money the most, admitted that it is hard for this movie to surpass Titanic at the box office, but he immediately added: No one can surpass Titanic. This great director who once shouted "I am the king of the world" at the Oscar ceremony and was described by many as a "tyrant" is still domineering.

Avatar, known as the most expensive movie in history, finally broke the global box office record of Titanic18.59 billion dollars after it was released 39 days in the world. Director James Cameron easily surpassed himself and became the "king of the world" again. At present, the box office of Avatar has easily exceeded an astonishing $2 billion. Not surprisingly, this data will be dusty for a long time to come, waiting for the next amazing work to appear. Avatar not only created a new global box office record, but also achieved great success in North America. Avatar, which was released in North America for 47 days, earned 6 165438+ million dollars, surpassing the previous record of 665438+ million dollars held by Titanic, and became the new local box office champion. In the mainland, according to the incomplete statistics of the cinema, as of February 28th, Avatar has grossed more than 654.38+23 million yuan in the mainland. According to foreign media reports, the box office of Avatar in China has accumulated to $65.438+800 million, ranking second in the world after North America's $707 million. This means that China's single box office entered the "Billion Dollar Club" for the first time, and China, like North America, French and Japanese, became the A-level market in Hollywood.

Achievement and Honor 1998 The 70th Academy Award for Best Director

1998 The 70th Academy Awards for Best Film Editing

1998 Best Director Award of the 55th Golden Globe Awards

1998 Best Director Award of Kansas City Film Critics Association

1998 Las Vegas Film Critics Association Best Director Award

20 10 Best Director Award of the 67th Golden Globe Awards

20 10 15 best director award of imperial film association

James Cameron swept the top two box office charts in film history.

His film * * * won the Best Visual Effect Award at the 5th Academy Awards.