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Titanic was the largest passenger Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world when she set off steamship in the world when she set off on her maiden voyage from on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City Southampton, England, to New York City on 10 April 1912. Four days into the on 10 April 1912. Four days into the crossing, at 23:40 on 14 April 1912, crossing, at 23:40 on 14 April 1912, Titanic struck an iceberg and sank at Titanic struck an iceberg and sank at 2:20 the following morning, resulting in 2:20 the following morning, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.in history.

Titanic was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Titanic was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, in the UK, and designed to compete with Belfast, in the UK, and designed to compete with the rival Cunard Line's Lusitania and Mauretania. the rival Cunard Line's Lusitania and Mauretania. Titanic, along with her Olympic-class sisters, Titanic, along with her Olympic-class sisters, Olympic and the soon-to-be-built Britannic (which Olympic and the soon-to-be-built Britannic (which was to be called Gigantic at first), were intended to was to be called Gigantic at first), were intended to be the largest, most luxurious ships ever to be the largest, most luxurious ships ever to operate. The designers were Lord Pirrie a director operate. The designers were Lord Pirrie a director of both Harland and Wolff and White Star, naval of both Harland and Wolff and White Star, naval architect Thomas Andrews, Harland and Wolff's architect Thomas Andrews, Harland and Wolff's construction manager and head of their design construction manager and head of their design department, and Alexander Carlisle, the shipyard's department, and Alexander Carlisle, the shipyard's chief draughtsman and general manager. Carlisle's chief draughtsman and general manager. Carlisle's responsibilities included the decorations, the responsibilities included the decorations, the equipment and all general arrangements, including equipment and all general arrangements, including the implementation of an efficient lifeboat davit the implementation of an efficient lifeboat davit design. Carlisle would leave the project in 1910, design. Carlisle would leave the project in 1910, before the ships were launched, when he became before the ships were launched, when he became a shareholder in Welin Davit & Engineering a shareholder in Welin Davit & Engineering Company Ltd, the firm making the davits.Company Ltd, the firm making the davits.

Titanic is a 1997 American epic Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo Di Caprio as Titanic, it stars Leonardo Di Caprio as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bu kater, members of different DeWitt Bu kater, members of different social classes who fall in love aboard social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.voyage.

In 1996, treasure hunter Brock Lovett and his In 1996, treasure hunter Brock Lovett and his team explore the wreck of the RMS Titanic, team explore the wreck of the RMS Titanic, searching for a necklace called the Heart of the searching for a necklace called the Heart of the Ocean. They believe the necklace is in Caledon Ocean. They believe the necklace is in Caledon "Cal" Hockley's safe, which they recover. Instead "Cal" Hockley's safe, which they recover. Instead of the diamond, they find a sketch of a nude of the diamond, they find a sketch of a nude woman wearing it, dated April 14, 1912, the woman wearing it, dated April 14, 1912, the night the Titanic hit the iceberg. Rose Dawson night the Titanic hit the iceberg. Rose Dawson Calvert learns of the drawing, contacts Lovett, Calvert learns of the drawing, contacts Lovett, and tells him that she is the woman depicted. and tells him that she is the woman depicted. She and her granddaughter Elizabeth "Lizzy" She and her granddaughter Elizabeth "Lizzy" Calvert visit Lovett and his team on his salvage Calvert visit Lovett and his team on his salvage ship. When asked if she knows the whereabouts ship. When asked if she knows the whereabouts of the necklace, Rose recalls her memories of the necklace, Rose recalls her memories aboard the Titanic, revealing that she is Rose aboard the Titanic, revealing that she is Rose DeWitt Bukater, a passenger believed to have DeWitt Bukater, a passenger believed to have died in the sinking.died in the sinking.

In 1912, 17-year-old upper class Rose In 1912, 17-year-old upper class Rose boards the ship in Southampton, England boards the ship in Southampton, England with her fiancé Cal, the son of a Pittsburgh with her fiancé Cal, the son of a Pittsburgh steel tycoon, and her mother, Ruth DeWitt steel tycoon, and her mother, Ruth DeWitt Bukater. Cal and Ruth stress the Bukater. Cal and Ruth stress the importance of Rose's engagement, importance of Rose's engagement, because the marriage will solve the DeWitt because the marriage will solve the DeWitt Bukaters' financial problems. Distraught by Bukaters' financial problems. Distraught by her engagement to Cal and the pressure her engagement to Cal and the pressure her mother is putting on her, Rose her mother is putting on her, Rose considers suicide by jumping off the stern considers suicide by jumping off the stern of the ship. Before she leaps, a drifter and of the ship. Before she leaps, a drifter and artist named Jack Dawson intervenes and artist named Jack Dawson intervenes and persuades her not to jump. Jack and Rose persuades her not to jump. Jack and Rose develop a tentative friendship.develop a tentative friendship.

Cameron sketched Jack's nude portrait of Rose for Cameron sketched Jack's nude portrait of Rose for a scene which he feels has the backdrop of a scene which he feels has the backdrop of repression. "You know what it means for her, the repression. "You know what it means for her, the freedom she must be feeling. It's kind of freedom she must be feeling. It's kind of exhilarating for that reason," he said. The nude exhilarating for that reason," he said. The nude scene was DiCaprio and Winslet's first scene scene was DiCaprio and Winslet's first scene together. "It wasn't by any kind of design, together. "It wasn't by any kind of design, although I couldn't have designed it better. There's although I couldn't have designed it better. There's a nervousness and an energy and a hesitance in a nervousness and an energy and a hesitance in them," Cameron stated. "They had rehearsed them," Cameron stated. "They had rehearsed together, but they hadn't shot anything together. together, but they hadn't shot anything together. If I'd had a choice, I probably would have preferred If I'd had a choice, I probably would have preferred to put it deeper into the body of the shoot." He to put it deeper into the body of the shoot." He said he and his crew "were just trying to find said he and his crew "were just trying to find things to shoot" because the big set was not yet things to shoot" because the big set was not yet ready. "It wasn't ready for months, so we were ready. "It wasn't ready for months, so we were scrambling around trying to fill in anything we scrambling around trying to fill in anything we could get to shoot." After seeing the scene on film, could get to shoot." After seeing the scene on film, Cameron felt it worked out considerably well.Cameron felt it worked out considerably well.

An enclosed 5,000,000 US gallons An enclosed 5,000,000 US gallons (19,000,000 l) tank was used for sinking (19,000,000 l) tank was used for sinking interiors, in which the entire set could be interiors, in which the entire set could be tilted into the water. In order to sink the tilted into the water. In order to sink the Grand Staircase, 90,000 US gallons Grand Staircase, 90,000 US gallons (340,000 l) of water were dumped into (340,000 l) of water were dumped into the set as it was lowered into the tank. the set as it was lowered into the tank. Unexpectedly, the waterfall ripped the Unexpectedly, the waterfall ripped the staircase from its steel-reinforced staircase from its steel-reinforced foundations, although no one was hurt. foundations, although no one was hurt. The 744-foot (227 m) long exterior of the The 744-foot (227 m) long exterior of the RMS Titanic had its first half lowered into RMS Titanic had its first half lowered into the tank, but being the heaviest part of the tank, but being the heaviest part of the ship meant it acted as a shock the ship meant it acted as a shock absorber against the water; to get the set absorber against the water; to get the set into the water, into the water,

Cameron had much of the set emptied Cameron had much of the set emptied and even smashed some of the and even smashed some of the promenade windows himself. After promenade windows himself. After submerging the dining saloon, three submerging the dining saloon, three days were spent shooting Lovett's ROV days were spent shooting Lovett's ROV traversing the wreck in the present. The traversing the wreck in the present. The post-sinking scenes in the freezing post-sinking scenes in the freezing Atlantic were shot in a 350,000 US Atlantic were shot in a 350,000 US gallons (1,300,000 l) tank, where the gallons (1,300,000 l) tank, where the frozen corpses were created by frozen corpses were created by applying a powder on actors that applying a powder on actors that crystallized when exposed to water, crystallized when exposed to water, and wax was coated on hair and and wax was coated on hair and clothes.clothes.

Unlike previous Titanic Unlike previous Titanic films, Cameron's retelling films, Cameron's retelling of the disaster showed the of the disaster showed the ship breaking into two ship breaking into two pieces before sinking pieces before sinking entirely. The scenes were entirely. The scenes were an account of the an account of the moment's most likely moment's most likely outcome.outcome.

The soundtrack album for Titanic was The soundtrack album for Titanic was composed by James Horner. For the composed by James Horner. For the vocals heard throughout the film, vocals heard throughout the film, subsequently described by Earle Hitchner subsequently described by Earle Hitchner of The Wall Street Journal as "evocative", of The Wall Street Journal as "evocative", Horner chose Norwegian singer Sissel Horner chose Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø, better known as "Sissel". Horner Kyrkjebø, better known as "Sissel". Horner knew Sissel from her album Innerst I knew Sissel from her album Innerst I Sjelen, and he particularly liked how she Sjelen, and he particularly liked how she sang ("I Know in Heaven There Is a sang ("I Know in Heaven There Is a Castle"). He had tried twenty-five or thirty Castle"). He had tried twenty-five or thirty singers before he finally chose Sissel as singers before he finally chose Sissel as the voice to create specific moods within the voice to create specific moods within the film.the film.

Horner additionally wrote the song "My Heart Horner additionally wrote the song "My Heart Will Go On" in secret with Will Jennings Will Go On" in secret with Will Jennings because Cameron did not want any songs because Cameron did not want any songs with singing in the film. Céline Dion agreed with singing in the film. Céline Dion agreed to record a demo with the persuasion of her to record a demo with the persuasion of her husband René Angélil. Horner waited until husband René Angélil. Horner waited until Cameron was in an appropriate mood before Cameron was in an appropriate mood before presenting him with the song. After playing it presenting him with the song. After playing it several times, Cameron declared its several times, Cameron declared its approval, although worried that he would approval, although worried that he would have been criticized for "going commercial at have been criticized for "going commercial at the end of the movie". Cameron also wanted the end of the movie". Cameron also wanted to appease anxious studio executives and to appease anxious studio executives and "saw that a hit song from his movie could "saw that a hit song from his movie could only be a positive factor in guaranteeing its only be a positive factor in guaranteeing its completion".completion".

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