Mariana Trench: Mariana Trench 1st-ever look: Cameron releases video from 7-mile deep

VIDEO COURTESY: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY James Cameron has released the footage of his solo dive to the deepest point in the world's oceans. The world-famous director said he had visited "another planet" -- desolate, foreboding and moon-like -- and it felt a bit lonely. "My feeling was one of complete isolation from all of humanity," he said after returning from the Pacific Ocean's deepest point, where he traveled alone in a specially designed submarine. The acclaimed film producer and director, who has created a number of astonishing worlds for millions of viewers from all over the world was amazed by what he saw in the Mariana Trench, even though the view was not half as picturesque as his movie-realities. "There had to be a moment where I just stopped, and took it in, and said, `This is where I am; I'm at the bottom of the ocean, the deepest place on Earth. What does that mean?" Cameron said after spending three hours at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, nearly seven miles below the surface. "I just sat there looking out the window, looking at this barren, desolate lunar plain, appreciating it," Cameron confessed. He said the mission, which is a part of the Deepsea Challenge Expedition, was all about exploration, science and discovery. "I see this as the beginning," Cameron said. "It's not a one-time deal and then moving on. This is the beginning of opening up this new frontier." RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com