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Andrew Wight

Andrew Wight, an underwater explorer and filmmaker, has produced over 45 films including television documentaries, live television specials and 3D IMAX films. His company, Great Wight Productions, has an international reputation for making award-winning adventure documentary films and television programs.

In 2001, Wight joined James Cameron's Earthship Productions as a producer. Since that time he has produced all of Cameron's 3D IMAX films and television specials, including "Ghosts of the Abyss", a 3D IMAX film; "Expedition Bismarck", a Discovery Television special; "Aliens of the Deep", a 3D IMAX film and "Last Mysteries Of The Titanic", a Discovery Television special and live event.

He also worked very closely with James Cameron and Vince Pace in the development of production techniques utilizing the Cameron/ Pace 3D camera system, and has been forefront in navigating the post production pathway for making large format 3D films. The cameras system was used on both "Avatar" and "Sanctum". Andrew was also instrumental in forging the relationship with John Lowry to develop the methodology to take HD toIMAX film, which was fundamental to the delivery of "Aliens of the Deep" in 3D.

As a respected scuba and cave diving instructor, Wight initiated and led the record breaking Diving Expedition into Australia's remote southwest in 1988, producing the award-winning documentary of this expedition - "Nullarbor Dreaming" - which subsequently launched his film career. Since then he has led filming expeditions to dive and explore some of the most remote and bizarre regions of the world including, Australia, Alaska, Mexico, Canada, Florida, Cuba, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, New Zealand, Guadeloupe Is, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Belize, Dry Tortugas, Navassa Is, Costa Rica, Cocos Island, Galapagos Islands, Lord Howe Island, Titanic, Bismarck and Hydrothermal vents in the Atlantic and the Pacific. The impact he has made as an underwater explorer and documentary filmmaker was acknowledged with his television series "The Deep Probe Expeditions" and 'The Adventures of the Quest".

Andrew is also a commercial helicopter and airplane pilot, and cattle farmer, as well as an Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year Medal Winner.