Al Giddings has gone down to the depths of the Titanic wreckage 17 times and spent up to 20 hours each shooting documentaries and also the movie 'The Titanic' with director James Cameron. He says he was 'very apprehensive' about the expedition from day 1.
Experienced underwater cinematographer Al Giddings who also worked on the film "Titanic," says the sub excursion was a "disaster waiting to happen."What's it like to be in a submersible? One person who knows is underwater cinematographer and producer, Al Giddings.
"I was very apprehensive from day one," expressed Giddings when speaking about the submersible that imploded on its way to see the wreckage. Giddings' experience as an underwater cinematographer is vast. His knowledge of ocean submersibles is extremely valuable at a time when the rest of us know so little about how they operate underwater."This, as oppose to this. An implosion is instant under those pressures. It was very forgiving considering the other possibilities of how they might have died. It was sort of a blessing," he explained.
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