Filmmakers have long helped audiences explore our oceans. In 2014, THR’s CGinLA spoke with James Cameron about his 36,000 foot dive in a uniquely-built sub to the Mariana Trench ’s Challenger Deep
Like Cameron, Bruno is both a filmmaker and explorer, having been on other expeditions with the director, including one in 1995 while makingDeepsea Challenge
Cameron was also innovating in filmmaking during this time, as the submersible carries proprietary micro cameras to shoot 3D at the ocean’s depth. They were created by Cameron Pace Group, which also supplied the 3D rigs used in the filmmaking, carrying both Arri Alexa and Red Epic cameras. Recalling when he reached the bottom of the ocean, Cameron said: “It got really quiet. Then, I saw a glow, and there was the bottom. … I just sat there and thought, ‘Here I am. Seven years, and all that engineering, and all that struggle — and it worked.’ “
“I promised Jim, personally, as a friend, we wouldn’t stop filming no matter what the outcome,” Bruno recalled. “Jim told me his biggest fear was resurfacing in heavy seas if he could not be recovered. There was, I think, 100 hours of air in the sub for life support, but he didn’t want to need to be towed for recovery because there was nowhere to go.”One scene in the film shows the crew trying to recover the sub in rough weather during a test dive. “It was out of control,” Bruno said.
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