Titanic is a 1997 American romance film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron based on the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The flying scene in Titanic is a beautiful and romantic sequence because it invites the audience to empathies with the lovers. These two lovers are the protagonists of the movie, a young man of low social status, without any heading who won the ticket to the ship out of a lucky poker hand. On the other hand there is a woman of high social class who, by this feels very contained.
They are on a ship called Titanic, heading to New York City. This is where almost the entire movie and the story are set. The scene stars with a bird eye view, from the sea to the boat and following the male character, Jack Dawson. Then there is a zoom in to the character. As the camera crabs left we can see the entrance of the female character, Rose… As soon as she appears the Non diegetic sound/the theme song starts to play. The soundtrack album for Titanic was composed, orchestrated and conducted by James Horner.
For the vocals heard throughout the film, subsequently described by Earle Hitchner of The Wall Street Journal as “evocative”, Horner chose Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebo, mononymously known as “Sissel”. Horner knew Sissel from her album Innerst I Sjelen, and he particularly liked how she sang “Eg veit i himmerik ei borg” (“I Know in Heaven There Is a Castle”). He had tried twenty-five or thirty singers before he finally chose Sissel as the voice to create specific moods within the film. “My Heart Will Go On” is the main theme song to the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic.
With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff. Grand piano, bass drum, flute, marracas, guitar, violin, clarinet where all used into making the soundtrack. Rose’s blue dress gives the audience the impression it’s an older period of time like 1912, when the actual Titanic sank. Rose comes towards Jack, as he tells her to close her eyes. Rose closed eyes give the audience anticipation of her opening them and when she does, we can see the surprise Jack has planned. She’s in the centre of the frame with Jack standing behind her.
The music is playing quietly so we can hear Jack say, ‘Hold on to the railing! ’ The close up allows the audience to feel the energy between Rose and Jack and see their emotions. The modern day scenes of the expedition were shot on the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh in July 1996. Principal photography for Titanic began in September 1996 at the newly-built Fox Baja Studios. The scenes of the expedition were shot on the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh in July 1996. Principal photography for Titanic began in September 1996 at the newly-built Fox Baja Studios.
An enclosed 5,000,000 US gallons (19,000,000 l) tank was used for sinking interiors, in which the entire set could be tilted into the water. In order to sink the Grand Staircase, 90,000 US gallons (340,000 l) of water were dumped into the set as it was lowered into the tank. There is another close up to Rose and Jack’s faces the close up is at a low angle and Rose is not the centre anymore. Her eyes are still closed and Jack is looking at her. This shows Jack is in complete control and as Rose frees her arms shows she trusts him. Jack is showing Rose another life to what she is living trapped by social class, and she is enjoying the moment.
They are standing at the edge of the ship, it is Jack and Rose powerful moment and they are almost flying, pressed together, facing outwards. The low angle shot suggest they are in power. Where they are standing gives them control and freedom. They are leading the Titanic. Left of the frame we can see big machine from the ship, which indicates both Jack and Rose are leaving that world for a while as they have their backs to the ship and are facing to the sea. This is a world they are escaping but the presence of the machine in the background suggests mechanical forces are against them.
A cut to a bird’s eye view of Jack and Rose standing on the railings suggest they are flying like birds. We see the ship moving against the water this can represent they are going against the current. There is an extreme wide shot zooming in capturing the entire boat and them altogether. There is a sequence of shots capturing them and where they are placed with the music playing at the background. There is a cut in of Jack grabbing Rose’s hands and an extreme close up to both of their faces, which suggest their getting more intimate. There is a mid shot when Jack puts his arms around her. Showing they have the same feeling they give their first kiss and as they kiss the non-diegetic sound-theme song volumes up. The camera circles around them as they kiss.
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