Deepsea Challenge

Deepsea Challenge

The name of James Cameron, the creator of the famous blockbusters "Terminator", "Titanic", "Avatar" and more, is known to every movie fan. But did you know that the director, in addition to cinematography, is fond of oceanography? At the same time, so much so that he always dreamed of setting a record - to become the first person to dive alone to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. This heroic act and event is worthy of the same attention as the landing of a man on the moon. In addition, the deep underwater odyssey will open from the person of Cameron himself, who comments on the dive. At the same time, the descent is recorded by cameras installed on its bathyscaphe. Read more Since his teenage years, the director has been following the development of the Earth's orbit, the Moon and the sea with a pronounced interest. It was these passions, in fact, that led James Cameron to his fantastic films, which occupied their niches in world cinema. The Mariana Trench itself, which served as the main adventure in "Challenge of the Abyss", is the deepest place on the entire planet. It is so deep that you can safely place Everest there, which was even easier to master, despite all the difficulties. Prior to that, three expeditions were conducted, one of which aimed to determine the distance to the bottom. However, the science fiction writer was the first who was able to examine it in more or less detail and make some measurements. At the same time, the "Challenge of the Abyss" project was not financed by any government sources. In order to build a bathyscaphe for diving, the film crew had to use all existing methods and techniques, and some to develop themselves. The dive was recorded by a large number of 3D cameras installed around the entire perimeter of the shuttle. The most interesting thing is that they were small in size, literally the size of an adult's thumb.