The definition of pioneer is the following: one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise,or progress. The word “pioneer” and film director James Cameron, who is otherwise known as “the scariest man in Hollywood” (Hedegaard 1), go hand-in-hand. Born in Ontario, Canada on August 16, 1954, Cameron was birthed into a family with father Philip, mother Shirley, brothers Mike and John David, and sisters Valerie and Terri. Being the oldest, he naturally took on the leadership role when it came to him taking care of his sisters. One day when he was fourteen, James went to see the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. After he did not know what to think of it. He had realized an important lesson he would use as a motif that he would
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This claim from James displays what would be a large influence in his films and in his life. He stuck to this principle of his for a large amount of his films even making his name known with a movie that relates to this. Other than film, Cameron lives with a concept of making everyday valuable. Anyone that is around him knows that “he’s always up to something” (Hedegaard 5), and he’s continuously exploring his imagination and the world. He would hate to let a day go to waste.
The rings on the hands of the base symbolize Cameron’s commitment to filmmaking. There has not been one movie that James did not pursue perfection and nearly achieve it. His determination and mindset may become too intense for other actors, almost to the point that they want to quit the film, but he doesn’t let faze him and his pursuit for his end goal. When Cameron started a film, he didn’t stop. He would grew so attached to it that “he lived the film” (Keegan 53). All of his colleagues thought he was a madman when they worked with him on set. He did not care
This claim from James displays what would be a large influence in his films and in his life. He stuck to this principle of his for a large amount of his films even making his name known with a movie that relates to this. Other than film, Cameron lives with a concept of making everyday valuable. Anyone that is around him knows that “he’s always up to something” (Hedegaard 5), and he’s continuously exploring his imagination and the world. He would hate to let a day go to waste.
The rings on the hands of the base symbolize Cameron’s commitment to filmmaking. There has not been one movie that James did not pursue perfection and nearly achieve it. His determination and mindset may become too intense for other actors, almost to the point that they want to quit the film, but he doesn’t let faze him and his pursuit for his end goal. When Cameron started a film, he didn’t stop. He would grew so attached to it that “he lived the film” (Keegan 53). All of his colleagues thought he was a madman when they worked with him on set. He did not care