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After the spectacular

Avatar experience,how has Sanctum carried forward the 3D experience?

The cameras used in Sanctum included the same cameras developed for and used in Avatar. The team knew that if they were to fully immerse the audience in the underwater world,it had to be in 3D. Along the way,the men developed a new photographic system that could operate in these extreme environments. It’s a system I was thrilled to use on Avatar and which Andrew utilised on Sanctum: the Cameron/Pace Fusion 3D Camera System — a stereoscopic HD camera system that delivers such incredible results that we can deliver flawless IMAX projection in 3D.

How involved have you been with the film since you are producing and not directing it?

As a director I know how I like to be treated — I like to be supported and I like not to be told what to do. So I’m a fairy godmother sort of producer — I just add the money and stand back. However,I was involved a lot,of course,in all aspects of the film — right from the casting to shooting to the post-production but with Andrew and Alister Grierson in the driving seat.

The success of Avatar has encouraged filmmakers worldwide to dabble in the 3D technique.

I believe that there are going to be certain thresholds to it. When the consumer electronics manufacturers bring to the market television sets that don’t require glasses,at that point,it’s going to explode like crazy. Right now,you’re seeing a steady incremental increase. The number of networks and terrestrial broadcast companies,cable companies and satellite companies that are investing,either tentatively or aggressively,in 3D,is rising all the time.