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A Retrospective Program Vince Pace Pioneer & Director of Photography Cameron Pace Group "Avatar
- The 3D Revolution" Radio
Streaming Broadcast: February 9, 2012
At age 10,
Vince Pace developed his passion for photography and cinematography. It was then that he watched his father build underwater
housings for the feature film, The Deep, and learned how to build an underwater still camera housing. Vince's early interest
in the dual artistic and technical challenges of cinematography combined with his family's technical background became the
perfect combination to pave the way for a future career in the motion picture business. Fascinated by cinematographers who were taking pictures in a world very few people got to explore,
Vince Pace wanted to learn from the best. Working side by side with the acclaimed underwater cinematographer, Al Giddings,
Vince learned the art of cinematography and earned his stripes in the underwater world. From the late 70's through the late
90's, Vince built underwater housings for feature films: The Deep, The Abyss, For Your Eyes Only and Titanic. He was instrumental
in the pre-production design and manufacturing of the underwater lighting system for the feature film, The Abyss, which received
Technical Academy Award. In the 1990's Vince Pace incorporated PACE Technologies and built an industry leader in underwater
cinematography specializing in the design, manufacturing and rental of professional imaging equipment for major motion pictures,
television productions, commercial productions, special venues and theme park installations worldwide. Servicing award winning
productions like The Abyss, Titanic and The Blue Planet Series, as well as Theme Park installations such as Tokyo Disney Sea,
African Safari, and Epcot Center, many of Pace Technologies innovations are used worldwide to service challenging environments. With a full team of creative and technical staff, he also introduced
the line of proprietary WetSet™ equipment, designed to withstand the rigors of the wet environment. At its height, PACE
Technologies serviced the "Titanic" and had an in-house inventory of over sixty underwater housings and fifteen
hundred underwater lights. Since the very first Sony HDCam arrived in the US in 1998, PACE Technologies' video housings logged
more underwater HDTV hours than any other housing within the industry. From 720P and 1080i to 4:4:4 1080P, no one has understood
HDTV better than PACE has. In the early 2000's,
with his business well established in the underwater industry, Vince Pace started a new venture with a corporate name of Waterdance
Inc dba PACE. The intent was to target the "dry" world with the same eye towards innovation in the imaging market.
Almost instantly, with the move to Southern California, Vince Pace was introduced to Jim Cameron's desire to build a Holy
Grail camera, capable of 2D and 3D simultaneous shooting. On a shake of hands, Vince and Jim embarked on a venture to build
a 3D camera system that would enhance the creative artist's ability to tell a story and shoot 3D as easily and transparently
to production as a 2D camera. It was then that the world of PACE Technologies was left behind and PACE's revolution in entertainment
began. Ironically, the shift out of the underwater world made Vince Pace come face to face with challenges in the world he
left behind as James Cameron sought to use the water domain as the ultimate test of the equipment. In a twist of fate, as
Vince Pace moved towards the 3D world he realized some of his long sought after underwater goals. Only now these goals were
realized in large format underwater 3D films. Having only watched trips to Titanic happen before, Vince Pace became the occupant
of the sub three mile under the surface of the ocean bringing back images no one had ever accomplished before. Working closely
with Academy Award-winning Director, James Cameron and the world's foremost historic and marine experts, Vince served as Director
of Photography for the large format film, Ghosts of the Abyss in IMAX 3D. Next, working closely with Academy Award-winning
Director, James Cameron, NASA Scientists and Marine Biologists, Vince served as Director of Photography for the large format
film, Aliens of the Deep in IMAX 3D. Vince visited several hydrothermal vent sites in the Atlantic and the Pacific and captured
images of the strange and alien-like creatures that live in the most extreme and unknown environments in the world. After
these successful first outings, the revolution of entertainment had just begun and between Pace and Cameron, every notable
3D benchmark since 2001 has involved technology designed with the PACE team.
Avatar Official Trailer
Credits:
Avatar (Fox) 2009 -(2nd Unit)
Director of Photography Battle Angel
-(2nd Unit)
Director of Photography
The Dive
Director of Photography
Jonas Brothers: The
3D Concert Experience 2009 -Stereographer
Executive Producer, Camera
Film
Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008
Director of Photography
Film
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert 2008
-Stereographer
Executive Producer, Camera
U2 3D
2008 -Fusion Team Supervisor
Camera Operator, Film Lab
Arctic Tale
2007
Cinematographer
Penn & Teller: Off
the Deep End 2005
Director of Photography
Aliens of The Deep 2005
Cinematographer
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003 -Additional 3D Photography
Photography
Ghosts of the Abyss 2003
-Himself, Reality Camera System Designer
Actor, Director of Photography, Camera James Cameron's
Expedition: Bismarck 2002
Director of Photography
Titanic
1997 -video crew, underwater lighting
Video, Lighting
Blue Whales: Giants
of the Deep 1995 -assistant camera
Assistant Camera Operator
The River Wild
1994 -underwater camera assistant
Camera Assistant
Titanic: Treasure of
the Deep 1992 
The Abyss 1989
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