The Hobbit's premiere in New Zealand on Wednesday was met with great enthusiasm. However, no one was more enthusiastic than revolutionary filmmaker James Cameron.
Cameron stated that director Peter Jackson's bold move to film the new film in 48 frames per second rather than the standard 24 fps would revolutionize cinema. The 48 fps gets rid of some of the strobing effect experienced while running at the slower frame rate.
Jackson's move was met with skepticism, but Cameron said, "It takes that kind of bold move to make change." Cameron's move to film his 2009 hit Avatar in 3D was met with equal skepticism back then, but the film is now the highest grossing film ever. After Cameron's success, 3D became the standard for most Hollywood blockbusters.
In addition to clamoring over Jackson's innovation with the 48 fps, Cameron also lauded the director for making New Zealand such a major component of the global film industry. "He's elevated the industry to a global level, where people from all over the world -- artists, film-makers, special effects technicians and so on -- come here to work, that's unique," he said. He added "It's really only happened a couple of times before, in Los Angeles and maybe London... it's the first time it's been done by a single film-maker."
Cameron currently resides in New Zealand and is working on writing the sequels to Avatar.
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