James Cameron An Unauthorized Biography Of The Filmmaker

Author : Marc Shaprio
Publisher : Renaissance Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000-03-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 158063124X

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James Cameron: An Unauthorized Biography Of The Filmmaker by Marc Shaprio Pdf

As told by veteran entertainment journalist Marc Shapiro, the story of James Cameron is rich in history and as explosively entertaining as any of his masterpiece films. Cameron the youngster built toy rockets and submarines and displayed at an early age the drive to win at any cost. The Cameron legend has it that when a neighbor stole some of little Jim's toys, he sneaked into the boy's backyard and sawed through the branches supporting his treehouse. When the treehouse collapsed, Cameron's rival ended up in the hospital. Ever since that day, James Cameron has been leaving many of those who cross his path in a state of mental or physical disrepair. But his fanaticism and incredibly strong work ethic also win the respect of those around him, and inspire many to go the extra mile. The teenager who was awestruck by the visual power and special effects of Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey and immediately decided to become a filmmaker, has grown up to be one of the very best. But at what cost? Those who would label Cameron a self-absorbed , egotistical maniac have plenty of ammunition to back up their claims. As early as 1984's The Terminator, cast and crew members took to wearing T-shirts with the slogan "You can't scare me...I work for James Cameron." Of course, the infamous director never really talks to co-workers on his sets, he barks at them in succinct soundbites. And he doesn't play favorites. Not even his franchise player, Arnold Schwarzenegger, got special treatment during the filming of True Lies. High on a crane and ready to film a scene, he reports: "I had to go to the bathroom read bad. Jim screams up to me, 'No you can't! You're a military man on a mission, would a real pilot land just to go to the bathroom?'" James Cameron: An Unauthorized Biography of the Filmmaker includes other revelations and insights: * how the idea for The Terminator came to him in a fever dream * how he fell overboard in love with actress Suzy Amis on the set of Titanic * how Cameron's antics drove several stars of The Abyss to near nervous breakdowns * how someone on the set of Titanic allegedly attempted to incapacitate the lovable director by slipping him, and the rest of the crew, the drug PCP

Author : Marc Shapiro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Motion picture producers and directors
ISBN : OCLC:1412647347

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James Cameron by Marc Shapiro Pdf

Author : Alexandra Keller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134700141

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James Cameron by Alexandra Keller Pdf

Featuring excerpts from interviews and frame-by-frame analysis of important scenes from films such as Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic, Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of James Cameron as an auteur. Considering in particular his treatment of gender and preoccupation with capital, both in his films and his filmmaking practice, Keller offers an overview of Cameron's work and its significance within cinematic history. Sections in the book include: Chronology Key Debates Key Scenes Sources Resources. This is a fascinating insight into the work of one of Hollywood's top directors, and will prove invalubale to students of film studies and media studies all over the English-speaking world.

Author : James Cameron
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617031311

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James Cameron by James Cameron Pdf

Interviews with the acclaimed director of such films as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Titanic, and Avatar

Author : Ian Nathan
Publisher : Mardle Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1786751143

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James Cameron by Ian Nathan Pdf

James Cameron is the most successful filmmaker of all time by some margin, which is something we tend to take for granted. The question at the heart of the book isn't only how this came about, but what is it about Cameron that makes him such a universal storyteller? Cinema has had its godlike directors, lifting it up into new spaces, but he is their Zeus--the man who made the biggest film of all time then topped that by making the next biggest film of all time. This book encapsulates not only the magnitude of James Cameron as a filmmaker but the minutiae too - the incredible stories of an artist whose commitment to the medium knows few bounds. The tales behind the films are as epic as the films themselves. The incredible making of The Abyss, much of it shot submerged in a decommissioned nuclear plant, could fill a book on its own. This is a film-by-film biography of the most popular director of all time.

Author : Claire Shefchik
Publisher : Hyperink Inc
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781614646624

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James Cameron: A Biography by Claire Shefchik Pdf

ABOUT THE BOOK It was 1982. A then-twenty-seven-year-old James Cameron, recently fired by producer Roger Corman from the Rome-based set of schlocky B movie Piranha II: The Spawning, had been staying in an Italian pensione hotel, his pay for the film exhausted, stealing hard rolls from room-service trays for sustenance. Wracked by fever, one night he dreamed of a “chrome skeleton, emerging out of a fire,” cut in half, dragging itself after a woman. As he later told The New Yorker, he thought, “That was cool. I’d never seen that in a movie before.” Of course, the “chrome skeleton” was “the terminator,” and the woman was Sarah Connor--not a victim, as it turns out, but the first in what would become a long line of indelible action heroines Cameron would create. “The Terminator,” starring the director’s future wife Linda Hamilton as Connor and then-little-known strong-man actor named Arnold Schwarzenegger as the terminator, would prove one of the highest-grossing movies of 1984. Needless to say, Cameron would never again have to worry about where his next meal was coming from. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Cameron married his fifth wife, actress Suzy Amis, who played Rose’s granddaughter Lizzy Calvert in Titanic , on the film’s set in 1997. They have three children together, but Terminator star Hamilton has reasonable doubts about the relationship. After all, when Cameron met Amis, he was still in a relationship with her. "The woman he can't get is always his dream girl," she told The Daily Mail. "Work and women go hand in hand for Jimbo, and I should know." In fact, four of Cameron’s five wives he met on movie sets, beginning with Gale Ann Hurd, the producer who believed enough in the script for The Terminator to finance it. He divorced his first wife, Sharon Williams (a waitress at Bob’s Big Boy, who Cameron married when he was still working blue-collar jobs in Orange County) to marry Hurd in 1985. His third wife, director Kathryn Bigelow, whom he married in 1989 and divorced two years later, remains a collaborator to this day. She still goes to Cameron to run scripts by him, including the one for The Hurt Locker. Their friendly professional rivalry manifested at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony, when they were both up for Best Director--Cameron for Avatar, Bigelow for The Hurt Locker. Bigelow won... Buy the book to continue reading! Follow @hyperink on Twitter! Visit us at www.facebook.com/hyperink! Go to www.hyperink.com to join our newsletter and get awesome freebies! CHAPTER OUTLINE James Cameron: A Biography + Introduction + Background and upbringing + Major accomplishments and awards + Personal life + ...and much more

Author : Anita Yasuda
Publisher : Av2 by Weigl
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1616901772

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James Cameron by Anita Yasuda Pdf

A brief biography of the life and career of Canadian film director James Cameron.

Author : Brian J. Robb
Publisher : Harpenden, England : Pocket Essentials
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Motion picture producers and directors
ISBN : 1903047951

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James Cameron by Brian J. Robb Pdf

The writer, director and producer of the most successful film of all time, 'Titanic', Cameron's movies, including 'Terminator', 'Terminator 2', 'The Abyss' and 'Aliens', have been blowing audiences away for years. Now this book explores the life and work of this unique director, examining his career and reviewing and analysing each of his numerous films.

Author : Matthew Wilhelm Kapell,Stephen McVeigh
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786487547

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The Films of James Cameron by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell,Stephen McVeigh Pdf

Among the most expensive—and most profitable—films of all time, the works of James Cameron have had a profound effect upon popular culture and the technology of moviemaking. Yet the very blockbuster nature of his films means that the political commentary, cultural discourse and rich symbolism within the works are often overlooked. From The Terminator to Avatar, the director has evinced a persistence of themes, concerns and visions that capture the contemporary zeitgeist. This collection of essays on James Cameron’s films, written by a diverse group of scholars from a wide range of disciplines, provides a comprehensive exploration of the work and legacy of one of America’s foremost filmmakers.

Author : Jennifer MacKay
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781420508857

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James Cameron by Jennifer MacKay Pdf

This book covers the life and career of filmmaker and explorer James Cameron. The volume examines his early life and career, as well as his making of the successful films Terminator, Titanic, and Avatar. The book also delves into Cameron's ocean expeditions. Readers will be inspired by this Emmy and Academy Award-winning personality.

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 2028 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular English-language Film Directors by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : Alexandra Keller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134700219

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James Cameron by Alexandra Keller Pdf

Featuring excerpts from interviews and frame-by-frame analysis of important scenes from films such as Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic, Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of James Cameron as an auteur. Considering in particular his treatment of gender and preoccupation with capital, both in his films and his filmmaking practice, Keller offers an overview of Cameron's work and its significance within cinematic history. Sections in the book include: Chronology Key Debates Key Scenes Sources Resources. This is a fascinating insight into the work of one of Hollywood's top directors, and will prove invalubale to students of film studies and media studies all over the English-speaking world.

Author : Bonnie McMeans
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781438140827

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James Cameron by Bonnie McMeans Pdf

Describes the life of James Cameron, director of the successful movie, Titanic.

Author : Ben Taylor
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781468300130

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Apocalypse on the Set by Ben Taylor Pdf

The stories behind the other eight films, from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and The Twilight Zone: The Movie to Apocalypse Now and The Crow, are just as astounding and gripping--this is a book film fans will devour. These bizarre, often hilarious cinematic endeavors confirm that truth is stranger than fiction, reality more volatile than narratives, and fate more improbable than plots.

Author : James Clarke
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780231850629

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The Cinema of James Cameron by James Clarke Pdf

This timely volume explores the massively popular cinema of writer-director James Cameron. It couches Cameron's films within the evolving generic traditions of science fiction, melodrama, and the cinema of spectacle. The book also considers Cameron's engagement with the aesthetic of visual effects and the 'now' technology of performance-capture which is arguably moving a certain kind of event-movie cinema from photography to something more akin to painting. This book is explicit in presenting Cameron as an authentic auteur, and each chapter is dedicated to a single film in his body of work, from The Terminator to Avatar. Space is also given to discussion of Strange Days as well as his short films and documentary works.