Voyage of discovery
James Cameron explored the deepest places on earth to make his latest 3D IMAX film Aliens of the Deep.
Inspired by concepts from the field of astrobiology - the study of life on other worlds - Cameron explores the idea that the bizarre creatures living in the extreme environments found on the ocean floor might provide a blueprint for what life is like elsewhere in the universe. The director is joined in the journey by a team of young marine biologists and NASA researchers who share his interests and excitement as they consider the correlation between life under water and the life we may one day find in outer space.
 Cameron worked with researchers at NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to find a project that would not only make an entertaining film but bring the latest advances in the search for extraterrestrial life to audiences around the world. So he took a team of young men and women in the fields of marine biology, astrobiology, and space science. "I approached young people who still have that sense of wonder, that eye of the tiger-I wanted to capture that sense of excitement, that idea that science is an adventure," he says. Click the links below to meet his crew and find out what they discovered, and learn more about the technology behind 3D film-making.
"On every dive, I saw something I've never seen before."
Dijanna Figueroa, Marine Scientist
"I bit my fingernails and hoped it didn't blow up, explode, implode, or do otherwise unsavoury things."
Pan Conrad, Astrobiologist
"We've learned a lot that can feed directly into the planning of space missions."
Kelly Snook, NASA Planetary Scientist
"It was like approaching the top of a mountain and being awestruck by the magnificent view."
Kevin Hand, Geological Environmental Scientist/Astrobiologist
"What's going on down there? Can life exist in this kind of environment?"
Arthur Lonne Lane
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