 He was soon employed as an art director for the science-fiction film "Battle Beyond the Stars" (1980).He carried out the special effects for John Carpenter's "Escape from New York" (1981), served as production designer for "Galaxy of Terror" (1981), and consulted on the design for "Android" (1982).Cameron was hired as the special effects director for the sequel to "Piranha" (1978), titled "" in 1982.