James Cameron first feature film since 1997's "Titanic". It is composed almost entirely of computer-generated animation, using a more-advanced version of the "performance capture" technique used by director Robert Zemeckis in "The Polar Express". James Cameron had written an 80-page scriptment for "Avatar" in 1995 and announced in 1996 that he would make the film after completing "Titanic". In December 2006, Cameron explained that the delay in producing the film since the 1990s had been to wait until the technology necessary to create his project was advanced enough, since at the time no studio would finance for the development of the visual
Titanic: Honor and Glory sinking after watching their video during the podcast. One of the historical consultants of the game, Bill Sauder, also was a consultant on both the 1996 computer game "" and the 1997 film "Titanic", as well as an expert panelist on National Geographic's 2012 television special "Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron". In researching the project, the team would track down obscure artifacts or preserved pieces of "Titanic"s sister ship "Olympic" in order to ensure proper recreations. The team has made several discoveries during the course of the project that have been announced and released, including the layout of