James Cameron

James Francis Cameron is an America born (16 August 1954) Academic Award winning director who has made a name for himself with his mastery as a screenwriter and producer. Cameron is known for his fine handling of action or science fiction films. He is a highly innovative director and one the most successful ones as well. James Cameron started his career as a screenwriter and gradually developed an interest for art direction. Special effects have always been the major attraction of Cameron's films. Initially the Hollywood producers hired Cameron as the special effects director. Within a very short span of time, James Cameron came to be known as one of the successful directors in Hollywood. James Cameron is renowned for the direction of films like The Terminator, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, Dark Angel and Titanic. Titanic deals with the tragic incident of the sinking of a ship named Titanic. Cameron incorporated the element of fictional romance into it which also signifies the cultural differences between two social classes. James Cameron has received numerous awards for his contribution to Hollywood film industry including the Bradbury Award in 1991 from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The Academy Awards for

Best Editor, Best Director and Best Picture are also the other major awards received by him. Since Cameron's films are essentially a technology driven one, his efforts in the field is also recognized. This was evident in the honorary degree of Doctorate by the University of Southampton in July 2004. This award cited Cameron's experiments with underwater shooting (for Titanic) and the use of advanced technology in Hollywood films as important contribution to the growth of Hollywood cinema.
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James Cameron is one of the most successful directors in Hollywood. He holds the highest grossing film record in Box Office. He's films are all about the action.