
He did a remarkable job on that movie that I appreciate better now than I did even as we were making it. I'd compose with the camera and choose the lenses, but I left the lighting to him. That was before I started to assert myself in terms of lighting and asking the cinematographer to do certain things.

It is truly, truly gorgeous cinematography. What can you tell us about concept art created for it and will there be a high-definition 4K transfer at some point?Ĭameron: Yeah, we finished the transfer and I wanted to do it myself because Mikael did such a beautiful job with the cinematography on that film. : "The Abyss" is often a neglected Cameron classic that was a pioneering film in so many ways.


James Cameron recounts 50 years of cinematic art in lavish 'Tech Noir' book (exclusive) Regarding The Abyss, I posted this back in Dec 2021 in The Abyss Blu Ray thread.
