The director of Titanic put together one of the most memorable scenes that Jack and Rose had in the multi-award-winning 1997 film.
James Cameron's career as a director has produced films that remain etched in the retina and in the hearts of the public. Without a doubt, one of the most beloved is the devastating 1997 film, Titanic.
James Cameron's first foray into drama and disaster cinema is based on the real events of the Titanic and its subsequent sinking to tell us the love story of two passengers from totally different social strata: Rose DeWitt Bukater, Kate Winslet and Jack Dawson. by Leonardo DiCaprio.
In addition to consolidating the careers of DiCaprio and Winslet, Titanic earned a huge number of awards, including 14 Academy Award nominations, of which it won 11, including Best Director for Cameron and Best Picture.
Cameron's film demanded 200 million dollars, making it the most expensive film of the time. It turns out that the director did not spare any expenses since, in addition to telling the love story of Jack and Rose, he wanted to show the Titanic in its maximum splendor.
Huge sets were built to bring the gigantic ocean liner to life, not forgetting that larger studios were required for the scenes where the Titanic began to sink. For example, when the ship breaks into two parts, they are shot in two different studios, both with a capacity of 1,300,000 liters of water. Titanic used CGI, but most of its special effects are classic, old school the way Cameron likes it.
Among the memorable scenes of Titanic is when Jack and Rose begin to give free rein to their love. The young adventurer had previously told her that he was a great artist, so Rose asks him to "portray her as she came into the world," only wearing the imposing jewel known as the “Heart of the Ocean.”
The scene in question is simple, we see Kate posing on the couch, while Leo with charcoal takes her to the role. The camera changes from Kate to Leo to the drawing, and so on.
Few know that James Cameron participated in the scene and not from the director's chair shouting "action" or "cut." It just so happens that James is a great cartoonist. His sketches are the main inspiring muses when creating films, Without going any further, the designs of the Terminator cyborg are his own, he created them after having suffered food poisoning.
Going back to Titanic, Cameron was filmed drawing Kate Winslet and then the shot was added in the edit to complete the scene and show that Jack was a skilled sketcher.
