Whatever James Cameron has done has always made history. Be it the iconic 1997 film Titanic or his record breaking ‘Avatar’, he has maintained his way of telling stories creating it into a masterpiece. Even now, “Terminator”, a franchise that he has worked on remains as a cult and an absolute fan favourite. Keeping this in mind, National Geographic Channel joined hands with the legendary filmmaker to tell the story of a unique creature to the world.
“Secrets of the Whales”, James Cameron and National Geographic Channel’s upcoming documentary is all set to release on the occasion of Earth Day, which is 22nd April on Disney+. The series is divided into four parts and talks about the species of whales like the orcas, humpbacks, belugas, narwhals and sperm whales. The documentary, other than the whales, speaks about so many factors like ocean pollution, climate change, human interference, extinction and so many more.
The series tells about well researched facts that have been filmed and put together for the documentary. James Cameron stated in his interview that this isn’t some documentary that will tell immediately that what we are doing is wrong to the oceans. According to him, this is something that can actually make us realise about the adversities and scary situations, as it will definitely pull our emotional chords whenever anyone watches it. This documentary is narrated and made in a way that makers believe will be able to bring a change of mind to people in some or the other.
The series dives deeper into the customs and traditions that the species of whales follow. This is going to be an additional point as they are bound to move everyone. The narration of the series is done by actress Sigourney Weaver. The man behind the photography of the series is none other than National Geographic’s very own photographer Brian Skerry.
The documentary has been filmed for over 3 years and in and around 24 locations all over the world. While the documentary was filmed, National Geographic released a book of the same name and also was featured in the May issue of National Geographic magazine, “The Ocean Issue”.