James Cameron

James Francis Cameron (Agosti 16 1954) ni mmoja wa watengenezaji filamu maarufu na wenye ushawishi mkubwa katika historia ya sinema aliyezaliwa huko Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. Alionyesha mapenzi kwa sayansi na hadithi za kubuni tangu utotoni. Familia yake ilihamia Brea, California alipokuwa na miaka 17, ambapo alihitimu kutoka shule ya upili ya Brea Olinda mnamo 1973.
Cameron alijiunga na chuo kikuu cha Fullerton, lakini aliacha masomo baada ya mwaka mmoja tu. Aliendelea kujifunza kuhusu filamu kupitia vitabu na kuanza kufanya kazi mbalimbali, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuwa dereva wa lori. Mwaka 1977, baada ya kuangalia filamu ya "Star Wars," Cameron aliamua kuingia katika tasnia ya filamu kwa dhati. Alianza kama mchoraji wa mandhari ya nyuma (backgrounds) na baadaye akawa mwongoza filamu za bajeti ndogo kama vile "Piranha II: The Spawning" (1982).

Kazi yake ilianza kung'aa mwaka 1984 alipoandika na kuongoza filamu "The Terminator," ambayo ilimletea umaarufu wa kimataifa. Filamu hiyo ilimletea sifa nyingi na ilimfungulia milango zaidi katika tasnia ya filamu. Alifuatia na kazi nyingine kama vile "Aliens" (1986), "The Abyss" (1989), na "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), ambazo zilimfanya kuwa mmoja wa watengenezaji filamu wa daraja la juu wa wakati huo.

Cameron alijulikana kwa kutumia teknolojia za kisasa na uvumbuzi katika uundaji wa filamu. Filamu yake "Titanic" (1997) ni mojawapo ya kazi zake maarufu sana, ambayo ilishinda tuzo za Academy 11, ikiwa ni pamoja na picha bora na mwongozaji bora. "Titanic" pia ilivunja rekodi ya mapato ya filamu duniani.

Mwaka 2009, Cameron alitoa filamu ya "Avatar," ambayo ilibadilisha kabisa jinsi filamu za 3D zinavyotengenezwa na kutazamwa. "Avatar" ilishinda tuzo nyingi na kuwa filamu yenye mapato makubwa zaidi katika historia, rekodi iliyoshikilia kwa miaka mingi.

Nje ya sanaa, Cameron ni mtafiti na mpiga mbizi wa kina kirefu. Ameweka rekodi ya kwenda kina kirefu zaidi cha bahari na amekuwa na mchango mkubwa katika utafiti wa bahari. Anaipenda sana sayansi na teknolojia, na anafanya kazi na makampuni mbalimbali yanayojihusisha na utafiti na uvumbuzi wa kisayansi.

 Baadhi ya kazi bora za James Cameron 
Jina la Filamu/TamthiliaMwaka UliotokaIdadi ya TuzoWasanii Wakubwa Alioshirikiana NaoThe Terminator19840Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda HamiltonAliens19862Sigourney Weaver, Michael BiehnThe Abyss19891Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioTerminator 2: Judgment Day19914Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda HamiltonTrue Lies19941Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee CurtisTitanic199711Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate WinsletAvatar20093Sam Worthington, Zoe SaldanaRambo: First Blood Part II19850Sylvester Stallone, Richard CrennaPoint Break19910Patrick Swayze, Keanu ReevesStrange Days19950Ralph Fiennes, Angela BassettSolaris20020George Clooney, Natascha McElhoneGhosts of the Abyss20030Bill Paxton, James CameronExpedition: Bismarck20020James Cameron, Ken MarschallAliens of the Deep20050James Cameron, Anatoly SagalevitchSanctum20110Richard Roxburgh, Ioan GruffuddAlita: Battle Angel20190Rosa Salazar, Christoph WaltzAvatar: The Way of Water20220Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana

Marejeo
 Cameron, J. (2012). "The Abyss." In McFarlane, B. (Ed.), The Cinema of James Cameron. University of Texas Press.
 Ebert, R. (1997). "Titanic." Chicago Sun-Times.
 Cameron, J. (2003). "Exploring the Abyss: Journey to the Deep." National Geographic.
 McClintock, P. (2009). "Avatar: The Making of the Movie." Hollywood Reporter.
 Robinson, T. (2010). "James Cameron: A Biography." HarperCollins.
 Brode, D. (2016). "The Films of James Cameron: Critical Essays." McFarland & Company.
 Berardinelli, J. (1997). "Titanic Review." ReelViews.
 Horn, J. (2012). "James Cameron and the Challenge of the Deep." Los Angeles Times.
 Smith, G. (2008). "Cinematic Innovator: James Cameron's Contributions to Film." Film Quarterly.
 Cameron, J. (2020). "Into the Abyss: My Journey to the Deepest Point on Earth." Oceanographic Magazine.

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