Making of the Titanic Movie

The Titanic movies remains the most expensive motion picture produced in history. Perhaps that is the most significant fact about the making of the Titanic movie. However, when it comes to Titanic movie facts, there are a variety of other tid-bits of note. Through this article you are presented with some facts about the Titanic movie.

Released in 1997, in addition to being the most expensive motion picture in history to produce, it is also the film that has brought in the most revenue to date. James Cameron was the director and the primary moving force behind getting the Titanic movie made in the first place.

Many people have wondered if the underwater scenes purporting to be Titanic wreckage years after disaster were authentic. In fact, James Cameron did actually film the wreckage itself for the film. A total of twelve dives were used to film the wreckage during the course of the film.

You may be wondering is the Heart of the Ocean diamond that is worn by the heroine of the movie is a true stone, an actual fact. The reality is that Heart of the Ocean diamond was completely made up as part of the Titanic movie. After the release of the movie, a Heart of the Ocean necklace was made, a piece of jewelry that ended up selling for $2.2 million at a benefit auction. Celine Dion did wear the necklace when she sang the Titanic movie theme song at the 1998 Academy Awards. The song, "My Heart Will Go On," won the original score Oscar at the ceremony.

Interestingly, the sketches in the movie that were attributed to the Leonardo DiCaprio character actually were created and drawn by the movie's director, James Cameron. In fact, in the scenes of the movie in which we see hands busily at work sketching, it actually was Cameron doing the work.

Some people wonder if it still is possible to visit the set of the Titanic movie. The answer to that question is "no." The movie set, which was built in Mexico, has long ago been struck.

As part if the set, a nearly full scale Titanic was recreated. This was a mammoth and very expensive project. In the end, the nearly full scale Titanic that was used in the Titanic movie was badly damaged during the sinking sequences of the film.

On a final note, the movie's director, James Cameron, actually hired many of the original manufacturers to recreate items that were included on the Titanic movie set, including the carpeting and fixtures. This added an exacting level of authenticity to the film. On some level, it really is true to say that no expense was spared to make the Titanic movie.