James cameron on the titanic set, rosarito beach, mexico, 1997 introducing ed kamuda to the cast and crew. The location cameron chose to film his mega movie was mexico, and as the sun started to set, the colors were so perfect that he decided to capture the amazing moment on film. He wanted to make an exact replica of the unsinkable liner in order to best recreate the terrifying final hours to make filmgoers believe they were actually there at the time of the tragedy. Thanks to leo, dawsons nova scotia grave is visited frequently today. Otherwise, the filming of titanic was pretty much an indoor affair with most of the scenes having been shot in film studios. The scenes set in 1912 the whole movie except the presentday scenes and the opening and ending credits have a total length of two hours and forty minutes, the exact time it took for titanic to sink. Titanic turns 20 behind the scenes movies facts part one. Creating movie magic digitally is cost effective, and can cut production.
Movie set design and construction are some of the most amazing temporary structures that have ever been created, and when james cameron set his mind to the story of the titanic, there must have been more than a few raised eyebrows over the scope of the construction needed to create a living and breathing movie set of the famous sunken vessel careting the set near rosarito. S titanic and the tragic sea disaster of april 15, 1912. Even then, only one side of the ship was completed. As reported, the titanic struck an iceberg and slowly sank into the sea over a period of 2 hours and 40 minutes. The ship was actually a woodcovered framework that was constructed in a tank dug specifically for. It has been know that most of the movies were shot in baja mexico for its proximity from california. Titanic set rosarito beach, mexico the only reason that we made the trip to rosarito beach was to visit the film set theme park called foxploration. Kate winslet, leonardo dicaprio, and director james cameron on the set of titanic.
Baja studios, or fox, baja is an americanowned film studio near the resort community of rosarito, baja california, mexico. Back in 1997, james cameron began working on his dream film, a movie about the sinking of the rms titanic, and it ended up being the biggest movie ever for an unheard of 12 years. The 1997 blockbuster romance titanic is one of the most successful movies of all time. The full scale titanic built for james camerons titanic. Did you know scenes of titanic were filmed in rosarito, mexico. Construction began on june 6 1996 and production on the movie began in september 1996, while the studio was completed around production. Paramount picturesbig budget films and cgi go hand in hand. Titanic is a 1997 american epic romance and disaster film directed, written, coproduced, and coedited by james cameron. The filmmakers made use of the titanic tank in rosarito to film.
The smaller, more ornate pieces were all sold in auctions or giv. In the film when rose is looking for jack through the corridors of the ship, her reaction to the water is genuineit was from the pacific ocean and was very cold. Originally built for the twentieth centuryfox epic titanic, baja studios was a. Some of the worlds largest stages and filming tanks work in concert with. The movie won eleven oscars and launched the careers of leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet. Now, if only i can meet leo dicaprio or billy zane then i am crossing the border even on foot. Twenty years after he scored what, at the time, was the biggest hit in movie history with 1997s titanic. As a result, the staircase was scaled up to make the actors look smaller imdb. Fourteen academy award nominations, eleven wins tying with william wylers benhur for top oscar winner of all time the vast titanic set was constructed, in 100 days, as a fullyfunctioning studio at rosarito beach, 18 miles south of tijuana on the mexican coast of baja california, though not without a wave of protest from local residents. Here the worlds largest filming tanks work in conjunction with stages, offices, scenery shops, dressing rooms. So, while a good percentage of the titanic film had been aided by computers, the most stunning scene, which is jack and rose on the bow, was not a computer created. The reason for this was because people in 1912 were shorter than they are today. What happened to the beautiful sets and props from the.
Also, the collision with the iceberg reportedly lasted 37 seconds, which is how long the collision scene is in the movie. On april 10, 1912, the titanic set sail on its maiden voyage from southampton, england, across the atlantic ocean to new york with 2,200 passengers and. Part of that lasting effect is due to the filming techniques used in the making of titanic. Filming at open sea obviously was not an option, so cameron and co. Its believed that the complex is currently abandoned see history at the bottom of this page for more details. Titanic ii to set sail in 2022, following original route. These included studios in vancouver canada, california usa and the baja studios in mexico. If it werent for edward kamuda, much of the information we have today on titanic wouldnt exist. A large portion of the movies was shot at baja studios in mexico.
Aislinn puig, a hotel concierge who now lives in san jose del cabo. Since james camerons smash movie titanic hit theaters in 1997, the director has made 33 dives to the shipwreck site. Titanic movie 1997 set ship construction time lapse amazing duration. Kate winslet, leonardo dicaprio and director james cameron on the set of titanic.
The temperature of the seawater in the area where titanic sank was 2 degrees celsius 28. Construction of the facility began on june 6, 1996 and since that time various films and other projects in addition to. And yeah, james cameron actually flooded the titanic set with frigid water for the scenes in which the ship was sinkingand provided the cast with off. James camerons full scale titanic and 5 other incredible movie models by adam wenger on 20115 11. Studios baja was originally built for james camerons epic film, titanic. The tour gives you an insight on how the movie was shot.
More than 20 years later, the stars, director james cameron and his movie are still part of our collective memory. A century after the fateful voyage of the original, modern luxury liner titanic ii sets sail. Rms titanic in the 1997 film titanic, it has since then built some of the largest sets for numerous other studios including. Partly in response to this huge public interest in titanic, fox opened xploration adjacent to studios baja. With shane van dyke, marie westbrook, bruce davison, brooke burns. Titanic has gone down as one of the most famous ships in history for its lavish design and tragic fate. State of titanic movie set encyclopedia titanica message board. The titanic may have sunk deep into the atlantic nearly a century ago, but it is hardly sinking today. Amazing behindthescenes facts about the unsinkable.
The movie cost more than it cost to build the titanic james cameron image. After director james camerons titanic was finished, so many props and costumes were left over that a museum dedicated to the movie was created. Since the other guy decided to make a smart comment, ill tell you what happened to them. James camerons full scale titanic and 5 other incredible. The set was built on a platform that tilted the entire set for the sinking sequences.
State of titanic movie set encyclopedia titanica message. When the film starts, we see footage of the real titanics wreck located somewhere in the north atlantic ocean. Director james camerons nowinfamous exclamation might have seemed like a foregone conclusion, but, on closer examination, titanics record academy awards night 20 years ago was far from certain. Originally built for the twentieth centuryfox epic titanic, baja studios was a completely selfcontained production facility. Construction of the titanic movie set in baja, mexico. Fox baja studios was constructed specifically for this epic tale. The luxury ships fresh paint smell wafted through the air. Based on the website, the location still houses the original titanic set. What 8 disney liveaction remakes looked like behind the scenes. A replica of the rms titanic is scheduled to set sail in 2022. Titanic turns 20 behind the scenes movies facts part two. Mexico has been the setting for a number of iconic films, including frida, the. James camerons titanic in 1997 james cameron was given the green light to make a blockbuster disaster movie based on the facts of the titanic.
The vast titanic set was constructed, in 100 days, as a fullyfunctioning studio at rosarito beach, 18 miles south of tijuana on the mexican coast of baja california, though not without a wave of protest from local residents. How to watch every single best picture oscar winner. The larger pieces such as the ships frame, funnels, masts, etc were dismantled and scrapped. The 1997 film titanic is one of the most successful and iconic movies ever produced. The titanic was a british ship that set sail from southampton, england and was expected to arrive in new york city, united states. He says that while the films sets were spoton, the ships. It was also destroyed because they built it in the middle of the worlds largest water tank and it was in high demand for other movies. Since the completion of filming titanic, more than 300,000 people have called fox asking for a tour of the set in mexico. Interesting behindthescenes secrets about the titanic.
The ship was actually a woodcovered framework that was constructed in a tank dug specifically for the movie on a lot south of rosarito beach, mexico. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. What made that headline sting so much was that the filmmakers had been pretty sure that allowing some members of the press to visit the titanic set in rosarito, mexico, would quell the many doubts. In 1997, the titanic film set hollywood ablaze, mainly thanks to its sweeping drama wrapped around a neverbeforeseen love story. When the film starts, we see footage of the real titanics wreck located somewhere in the north atlantic ocean otherwise, the filming of titanic was pretty much an indoor affair with most of the scenes having been shot in film studios. He went down there for real, and he put it in the movie. See more ideas about titanic, titanic movie and rms titanic. That morphed in 2000 into a movie theme park called foxploration, which added the facades of new york citys canal street buildings in the 1900s and exhibits showing how a person climbs or. Dicaprio would fart in his jacket on set and sweep it over winslets face.
In 2005, while visiting titanic, cameron says he saw the real straus suite, which looked just like the fake set that we got built. It comprises the worlds largest stages and water tanks designed for filming. The first time i saw titanic, my father left the theater in the middle of the movie. It won 11 oscars, including best picture, and is still one of the highestgrossing films of all time though you might think you know this hollywood classic backward and forward, here are a few facts that even the most diehard fans probably dont know about the nautical blockbuster. His name is jack and he was an extra actor in the movie titanic which was filmed in baja mexico. Titanic facts every super fan should know titanic movie. In december of 2017, titanic will turn 20 years old, and despite the hardships with making the film, it is still a beloved movie that is just as popular today as it. After they finished filming the set suffered from water dammage because the parts of the ship were made from wood. These included studios in vancouver canada, california usa and the baja studios in. The town that built the titanic is sinking business in rosarito, mexico was booming when the titanic was filmed there. They also shot in a giant tank in mexico for the sinking sequences. The complex is located on 45 acres overlooking the pacific ocean, three miles south of rosarito baja california and 45 minutes south of san diego.
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