Screenwriter/director James Cameron has led us into the horror world of killer cyborgs in
“Terminator,” on a bug hunt to LV-426 in “Aliens,” aboard the doomed ocean liner in “Titanic,”
and to the exotic planet of Pandora in “Avatar” as one of our generation’s best filmmakers.
However, few people are aware of his tremendous artistic abilities, which can be seen in decades
of concept art, pre-production sketches, storyboards, and technical blueprints generated for both
completed and unproduced Hollywood film projects. Insight Editions has released a new deluxe
coffee table book that features nearly fifty years of Cameron’s artwork, dating back to his high
school days in Ontario, Canada.
“Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron” (2021) is a massive 392-page tome weighing over seven
pounds that are jam-packed with never-before-seen artwork culled from the visionary filmmaker’s
personal collections and curated by Cameron himself with illuminating remarks for each piece.