Animation - Study - James Cameron

One of my favourite directors simply because i read that he waited when making the film Avatar as when he had the idea for the film, the technology for making the film the way he wanted it was not available yet, so instead of being about the money and sales he waited years until the technology was available then made his masterpiece which is why it worked so well and which is also why i along with many others respect him as a director for waiting to make his film.

A little backstory on him which i found pretty amazing -


James Francis Cameron^[1] (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor.^[2][3][4][5] His writing and directing work includes Piranha II: The Spawning (1981), The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), True Lies (1994), Titanic (1997), andDark Angel (2000–2002). In the time between making Titanic and his return to feature films with Avatar (2009), Cameron spent several years creating many documentary films (specifically underwater documentaries), and also co-developed the digital 3D Fusion Camera System. Described by a biographer as part-scientist and part-artist,^[6] Cameron has also contributed to underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies.^[4][5][7]

He has been nominated for six Academy Awards overall, and received half of them, three Oscars for Titanic. In total, Cameron's directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$2 billion in North America and US$6 billion worldwide.^[8] Without adjusting for inflation, Cameron's Titanic and Avatar are the two highest-grossing films of all time at $1.84 billion and $2.78 billion respectively.^[9] In March 2011 he was named Hollywood's top earner by Vanity Fair, with estimated 2010 earnings of $257 million.^[10]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_cameron

This one person alone is probably around 80% why Avatar is such a good film and why all of his films are good, i think the fact that he is intelligent as well as being called a part-scientist part-artist is the best  thing a director should be and strive to be. Researching Camerons history it is obvious why he has influenced so many and reading this (same page as referenced above) - After dropping out of Sonora High School, he went to further his secondary education at Brea Olinda High School. After graduating, he worked several jobs such as truck driving and wrote when he had time. - he is an influence to me and should inspire anyone who has dropped out of school or who feels they can not achieve, which is how i have felt in the past and now reading his story feel i can do and achieve more than id thought.