Monday, November 12, 2018

James Cameron and Suzy Amis Cameron — How to Think Big, Start Small, and Change the World

“Hope is not a strategy. Luck is not a factor. Fear is not an option.” — James Cameron

James Cameron (@jimcameron) is a filmmaker and deep sea explorer. He is writer, director and producer of The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2, True Lies, Titanic, and Avatar. Both Titanic And Avatar (the highest grossing film of all time) won the Golden Globe for Best Director and Best Picture and were nominated for a record number of awards. Cameron was also at the vanguard of the 3D renaissance, developing cutting edge 3D camera systems. As an explorer, in 2012, Cameron set the world’s solo deep diving record of 35,787′ in the Challenger Deep in a vehicle of his own design.

A dedicated environmentalist, Cameron founded The Avatar Alliance Foundation to take action on climate change, energy policy, deforestation, indigenous rights, ocean conservation, and sustainable agriculture.

He is currently in production on Avatar 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Suzy Amis Cameron (@suzymusing) is a noted environmental advocate, mother of five, and the author of OMD: The Simple, Plant-Based Program to Save Your Health, Save Your Waistline, and Save the Planet and the founder of the OMD Movement, a multi-pronged effort to transform eating habits and the food system. She is also a founder of Plant Power Task Force, focused on showing the impact of animal agriculture on climate change and the environment, founded in 2012 with her husband James Cameron and Craig McCaw. In 2005, she founded MUSE School, the first school in the country to be 100% solar powered with zero waste and a 100% organic, plant-based lunch program. Additionally, she is a founder of Verdient Foods, Cameron Family Farms, Food Forest Organics, and Red Carpet Green Dress. As an actor she has been featured in more than 25 films, including The Usual Suspects and Titanic.

I thought this episode would be a good opportunity to give some air time to discussion of plant-based diets, but even if you disagree with the idea of plant-based diets, I suggest listening for at least three reasons: One, there’s plenty of non-plant talk. Two, as an exercise in patience. I do my best to expose people to different perspectives, and this is no exception. Three, OMD (One Meal Per Day) is worth learning about to understand the discipline that goes into conscious eating and habit formation.

Also not to be missed, James mentions in the full audio that unlike on previous films he didn’t get sick during the simultaneous filming of Avatar 2 and 3, which is astonishing considering, as he put it, that “they [meaning all staff] know coming in when they sign up that it’s going to be the most difficult production in human history.” So how did he do it? He credits it to his new routine, including a plant-based diet, supplements, exercise, etc. I asked him for a sample day, which he provided. You can find James’s super dialed-in daily routine for Avatar 2 and 3 at tim.blog/jamescameron.

Please enjoy!

from tim.blog

JAMES CAMERON GIVES NEW DETAILS ON THE ROLE OF KATE WINSLET

Kate Winslet has marked the spirits by interpreting Rose in Titanic, a film directed by James Cameron. Twenty years later, the director and the actress get together for the second part of Avatar. Kate Winslet will lend her features to Ronal in Avatar 2, a character of the people of the sea. James Cameron has delivered that the actress is eager to take part in the project, in an interview given to Vanity Fair : “She has participated for a few days of the rehearsals and was able to see the world we have created, how we work, and she is very impatient.” And this promises to be quite challenging for the actress because a big part of the film takes place under water.

The filming of Avatar 2 is so rich in challenges, but Kate Winslet seems to be ready to meet the challenge, as explained by the director : “The only thing she has asked is to do the work under water. I told him that it was ok and that we are going to learn how to dive.” The actress of Titanic , therefore, should play the underwater scenes without the use of a doubler. His character would belong to a clan, called Metkayina. He lives on a narrative of coral reef giant, and is directed by Tonowari, who will be played by an actor of Fear, The Walking Dead, Cliff Curtis. We are already looking forward to seeing the first images of this new universe !

from koztimes.com

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

New font for Avatar sequels

Here is the new font for the upcoming Avatar sequels. You can also see a comparison below