How was Titanic filmed?

1In July, 996, the main production of Titanic began in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, which is the modern exploration site of the research ship Kai'erdishi. 1September, 1996, the filming was transferred to the newly-built Forsbach Studio in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, where the original scale replica of Titanic was located. A full-scale replica of the stern deck has also been built on a hydraulic lift, which can be lifted from 0 to 90 in a few seconds, simulating the stern of the Titanic rising during the real sinking.

For the safety of stuntmen, many props are made of foam rubber. 1996165438+1October 15, the scene of passengers boarding Southampton Port began to be filmed. During the pre-production period, because of the high cost, Cameron chose to build only the full starboard part of the Titanic replica ship, and after studying the meteorological data of that year, he learned that the north wind blew on the first flight day and blew the chimney smoke to the stern.

This caused a major mistake during filming, because the Titanic actually landed on the port side on its maiden voyage, and it was too expensive to build a complete port side, so Cameron turned all the costumes and props indicated in the script upside down. For example, if a character in the script goes to the right, he has to go to the left when shooting, which saves millions. In post-production, the film is mirrored and flipped in the right direction.

Cameron proposed to his film crew to shoot a 14 meter model of Titanic, as if "we are advertising for White Star Shipping". After that, computer animation is used to simulate seawater and smoke, and dynamic capture technology is used to transform the characters on the deck. Robert legato, the producer of visual effects, is responsible for simulating the realism of animated characters. He scanned the faces and body performances of many action actors, including himself and his children. There is also a 20-meter-long stern model that can be repeatedly disconnected.

This is the only Titanic model that can be used in water. The engine room reconstruction of Titanic was shot in the engine room of Free O 'Brien, and then completed by using models, green screens, computer-controlled motion cameras and various complex technologies. In order to save costs, the pictures of the first-class lounge are all taken by models and then combined with the actors in front of the green screen. The model of the first-class lounge will then be shattered to simulate the destructive power of the ship when it sinks, and strong water will be injected when the camera moves.

A huge closed water tank (water volume is about 18927050 liters) is used to shoot the simulated scene of Titanic sinking, and the replica is tilted into the water through mechanical devices. In order to make the main staircase sink, 340 thousand liters of water were poured when soaking in the sink. Unexpectedly, the powerful current tore the replica of the main staircase off the reinforced base and almost killed the stuntman. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

The 227-meter-long Titanic replica ship is also half submerged in the water tank, but because it is very heavy, it needs additional hydraulic auxiliary devices. In order to dump the Titanic replica ship into the water, Cameron emptied most of the internal space and even smashed some windows in the promenade himself. After flooding the replica of the first-class restaurant, the whole team spent three days filming the remote control submersible of the treasure hunter, crossing from the present wreckage to the past. The icy Atlantic scene after the Titanic completely sank was shot in a water tank with a water capacity of 65,438+0,324,893 liters. A large number of frozen bodies are coated with special powder on the actor's face, which will crystallize when it meets water; Then wax clothes and hair to create a visual effect of freezing to death.

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1996, treasure hunter Brock lovett and his team searched for the wreckage of the Titanic on the Russian research ship Kai'erdishi, looking for a famous diamond necklace whose whereabouts were unknown "in the center of the ocean". It is said that this diamond necklace sank into the Atlantic Ocean with the Titanic that year. They found a safe in the first-class suite where Karl Hockley lived, but only found a sketch of a woman wearing "in the center of the sea", dated1914aApril 2002;

The night the Titanic hit an iceberg. The woman in the sketch, Ruth Dawson Carver, 10 1 year old. When she saw the story on TV news, she immediately realized that the person in the picture was herself, so she ordered her granddaughter Alice Carver to contact Brock and tell him that Ruth was one of the survivors of the Titanic. As soon as Brock heard the news, he invited Ruth to board the Kai'erdishi, because she was probably the only one who knew the whereabouts of the underwater world.