James Cameron’s new Nat Geo show will explore the secrets of the ocean
OceanXplorers combines underwater experts with new technology
While working on several upcoming Avatar films, director James Cameron is still pushing for a deeper understanding of the earth’s underwater environment.
National Geographic announced today that it will be producing a new series for the network, OceanXplorers, which will follow a team of experts and scientists to explore the depths with advanced technology.
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The six-episode series will begin filming this month and co-produced with the film BBC Studios Natural History Unit (behind documentaries like Blue Planet 2) and OceanX Media.
Of course, this isn’t the first time Cameron has been exploring the ocean is involved. Following the release of this film, he made several documentaries related to the Titanic as well as high profile films such as Aliens of the Deep, an investigation into the unique creatures that live around the Mid-Ocean Ridge.
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And let’s not forget that Cameron also traveled to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 2012, an experience he captured for the documentary Deepsea Challenge 3D. (As we said at the time, it was clear he made this trip to Seven Leagues Below Sea Level just because he felt like it.)
While Cameron won’t be traveling with the OceanXplorers crew himself, the series will include a multitalented one, including the Marine biologist Asha de Vos, survival expert Aldo Kane and offshore ecologist Zoleka Filander, and former NASA engineer Eric Stackpole, who will pilot the underwater robots and drones.
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National Geographic says they will travel on “the most advanced combined exploration and media ship ever built. “The show will be filmed in the West Indies, where the team will record the behavior of endangered hammerhead sharks. In addition, OceanXplorers will survey waters outside the Azores, Dominican Republic, and the Arctic. The network plans to run the show in 172 countries in 43 languages.
OceanXplorers is described as a cross-platform event and has the potential to be more than just another big-budget documentary for National Geographic, I just hope the crew manages to record a 360 video for ads in VR headsets, like some of the recent Nat Geo shorts (above). As of 2017, Cameron wasn’t too impressed with the state of virtual reality for consumers, but things have changed dramatically since then.
The Oculus Quest 2 has made VR cheaper and cheaper, and easier to use most headsets worth buying have far sharper resolutions than first-generation models If Nat Geo really wants to create a cross-platform experience, this is the perfect time to invest in immersive video.
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