Before serving as the director of photography of Titanic, Russell Carpenter, ASC (American Society of Cinematographers) had worked with director James Cameron on True Lies (1994) and the 70mm production Terminator 2: 3-D (1996; on view at Universal's Orlando theme park). Some of Carpenter's other credits include The Negotiator (1998), Money Talks (1997), Ghosts (1997), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Hard Target (1993), The Lawnmower Man (1992) and The Lady in White (1988). "As enormous and logistically challenging as Titanic was" Carpenter says, "I feel happiest with the more intimate scenes. This was a great opportunity to show some work that is more delicate than the action-oriented films I've done in the past. I will be forever grateful to have had the opportunity to work on a piece of film history. "My wife Patti and I are just enjoying the tremendous reception to Titanic. I am totally satisfied with being Mr. Mom for the next few months. I want my 7 year old to know what his daddy looks like." More about Titanic. More about cinematography.