James Cameron

1. "Terminator" Series

1.1. Earned $519 mil.

1.2. first film to cost $100 million

1.3. liquid silverman: inspiration of digital revolution

1.4. Arnold Schwarzenegger

2. Personal life

2.1. trusts few

2.2. scuba obsessed

2.3. determined/ hard working

2.4. "making a movie is going to war for him".

2.5. "Only 5 people in the world that can do what I do, so I'm going to do that"

2.6. developed camera with Pace: 3rd great revolution next to sound + color

2.7. "controlling director"

2.8. 5 wives, 4 kids

2.9. "His universe, he wins"

2.10. "2001: A Space Odyssey": inspiration to make movies

2.11. born in Canada

2.12. non-compromising: held movies up

2.13. likes to write about women

3. "Titanic"

3.1. Cameron designed 775 ft. long set

3.2. record global box office: $1.8 billion

3.3. Kate Winslet: chipped elbow, almost drowned

3.4. 11 Academy Awards

3.5. first to exceed $200 mil.

4. "The Abyss"

4.1. brutal

4.2. nicknamed "The Abuse"

4.3. "battle fought underwater"

4.4. crew spent 10 hrs. per day in water

5. Avatar

5.1. first big budget in 3-D