It's the floating in the water after the ship is gone

The director set the gold standard louis vuitton mens shoes sale and revolutionized the industry when he shot 2009's Avatar in 3-D. But revamping old films is a different story, and Cameron has been an outspoken critic of substandard conversions. So all eyes are on the just-opened 3-D Titanic, his maiden voyage into the conversion process.

"It's a bit of treacherous territory," Cameron concedes. "We knew if we were going to make a conversion, it had to be the platinum standard. I told the studios we were going to spend as much as it took."

The task required 300 artists, 60 weeks and a budget of $18 million. The company Stereo D handled the bulk of the conversion, but the perfectionist Cameron pored over every frame. He thinks the "mind-numbing" process paid off.

"It's not exactly what it would have looked like if we had shot in 3-D," he says, "but it's certainly an enhancement to the Titanic you have seen before."
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Producing partner Jon Landau is more excited about the prospect of getting the film back into theaters after a generation of moviegoers has watched Titanic on small screens.

"This is a movie that can excite people about going to theaters again," says Landau. "This is an experience people can't get at home or on their mobile device."

Cameron believes that once people get into theaters, they'll continue to be blown away with the original special effects, but the 3-D will greatly aid the "dramatic scenes."

"It might play out for people more differently than they expect," says Cameron. "What is interesting is that the Classic louis vuitton sunglasses outlet 2012 new sale online discount intimacy is accentuated with 3-D. It puts you on the ship."

Scenes such as Rose (Kate Winslet) having her corset tightened almost bring the viewer into the room, he says, and 3-D even highlights a different take on the ship's spectacular sinking scene.

"I think we can all imagine the shots of the ship flooding, breaking in half and the stern plunging. That's all going to be cool in 3-D," says Cameron. But the conversion adds poignancy and a you-are-there aspect to the grim, close-up drama in the icy waters directly after the sinking.

"It's the floating in the water after the ship is gone, the chaotic first struggling," says Cameron.

Then the scene settles down to the central love story between Rose and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio).

"They are essentially saying burberry ties goodbye," says Cameron. "It's the intimacy of the dialogue. You're right there with them in those tight close-ups."