the director's eye

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 10 we learn how being a vegan brought James Cameron to direct a Billie Eilish documentary and we summarize our learnings from this populist auteur. We end the episode with a ranking of his movies and a brief glimpse into what is coming next in Season 2! Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodLetterboxd: Jaden - https://letterboxd.com/jaych2k/Chris - https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/Proud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 9 we spend time on another planet as we follow James Cameron to Pandora for 3 Avatar movies. This is his environmental, vegan era and a highly personal journey for Mr. Cameron. Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodLetterboxd: Jaden - https://letterboxd.com/jaych2k/Chris - https://letterboxd.com/personalhistory/Proud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 8 we spend time with James Cameron's hobbies and the ocean-themed projects he engaged with between 1997 and 2005. This 8 year stretch saw the development of the Dark Angel TV show, Expedition: Bismarck, Ghosts of the Abyss, and Aliens of the Deep. This curious era sees Cameron at his most relaxed. He's just having fun and going as deep as he can to the bottom of the ocean. Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodProud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 7 we cover Titanic (1997). One of the biggest movies of all time and the movie that made James Cameron a household name across all four quadrants of moviegoers. He bet the farm, again, and it turned out even better than anyone could have hoped. Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodProud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 6 we cover True Lies (1994). At the time of release it had the biggest budget of any film in history, and was the first to receive $100M up front. It's a modern action template and a remake of a much smaller budget French comedy called La Totale!Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodProud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 5 we cover Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). We are now in the stage of Cameron's career where he is betting the studio on his movies and winning every hand. From a business and technical standpoint, his career is fascinating and we both begin to deeply respect what he was able to accomplish.Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodProud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 4 we cover The Abyss (1989). One of the most troubled productions in this history of cinema. We dig into as many details and do our best to maintain veracity. There's no need for sensationalism anyways, the stories from production were really wild to learn.   Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodChris: https://linktr.ee/personalhistoryoffilmJaden: https://letterboxd.com/jaych2k/Proud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 3 we cover Aliens (1986). This was an incredibly troubled preproduction and production, and despite it all we learn that Cameron was right, again, and he has a knack for what will people will want to see.  Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodChris: https://linktr.ee/personalhistoryoffilmJaden: https://letterboxd.com/jaych2k/Proud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 2 we focus on one of the most iconic sci-fi slashers of all time, the original Terminator from 1984. We also focus on the beginning of James Cameron as an A-List director and some of the early drama that appears in most Cameron productions.Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodChris: https://linktr.ee/personalhistoryoffilmJaden: https://letterboxd.com/jaych2k/Proud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network

Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use their full catalog to understand the arc of their career and discuss the impact this auteur had on world cinema.Episode 1 introduces the man, the controversial legend, James Cameron. We cover his personal background, his early shorts, and his overall best movie Piranha II: The Spawning. Throughout Season 1, we will deep dive into the life and career of James Cameron. 9 episodes covering all of his projects leading up to the Billie Eilish concert film followed by a wrapup and summary of what we have learned along the way. We will drop a new episode every Wednesday. Please let us know what we missed in our research or any important facts we missed from this era of Cameron's life and career!Podcast Socials: Bluesky - thedirectorseyepod.bsky.socialTwitter - @directorseyepodInstagram - thedirectorseyepodChris: https://linktr.ee/personalhistoryoffilmJaden: https://letterboxd.com/jaych2k/Proud partner of the Someone's Favorite Productions network