{"id":392740,"date":"2010-03-05T10:58:49","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T15:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/?p=10325"},"modified":"2010-03-05T10:58:49","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T15:58:49","slug":"%e2%80%9cyour-imagination-%e2%80%a6-creating-a-reality%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-james-cameron-before-avatar-%e2%80%a6-a-curious-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/392740","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYour imagination \u2026 creating a reality\u201d \u2013 James Cameron: Before Avatar \u2026 a curious boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy.html\" >TED Talk<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>James Cameron&#8217;s big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic &#8212; from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving &#8212; and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits &#8220;Aliens,&#8221; &#8220;The Terminator,&#8221; &#8220;Titanic&#8221; and &#8220;Avatar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><object width=\"446\" height=\"326\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/JamesCameron_2010-medium.flv&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/JamesCameron-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=785&#038;introDuration=16500&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=2000&#038;adKeys=talk=james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy;year=2010;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=master_storytellers;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=inspired_by_nature;theme=art_unusual;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=new_on_ted_com;event=TED2010;&#038;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgColor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"446\" height=\"326\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/JamesCameron_2010-medium.flv&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/JamesCameron-2010.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=785&#038;introDuration=16500&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=2000&#038;adKeys=talk=james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy;year=2010;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=master_storytellers;theme=a_taste_of_ted2010;theme=inspired_by_nature;theme=art_unusual;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=new_on_ted_com;event=TED2010;\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>[HT Matt]<\/p>\n<p>Filed under: <a href='http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/category\/canada\/'>Canada<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/category\/creative\/'>Creative<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/category\/digital-revolution\/'>Digital-Revolution<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/category\/drama\/'>drama<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/category\/insightful\/'>insightful<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/category\/science\/'>Science<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/category\/science-technology\/'>Science &amp; Technology<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/category\/ted\/'>TED<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/kempton.wordpress.com\/category\/video\/'>Video<\/a>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/kempton.wordpress.com\/10325\/\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=kempton.wordpress.com&#038;blog=364107&#038;post=10325&#038;subd=kempton&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TED Talk, James Cameron&#8217;s big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. 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