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Today in
Titanic History
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

1861 - 3rd class passenger Mr Alexander A. Robins was born to Samuel Robins (labourer) and Grace Robins in St Austell, Cornwall, England, UK.

1912 - Final arguments were made on Day 35 of the British inquiry into the Titanic disaster in Westminster, London, England, UK.

1941 - Fireman / Stoker and survivor Mr William John Murdoch died in New South Wales, Australia at the age of 62.

1907 - White Star Line placed the order for the Olympic and Titanic.

Behind the Scenes: Scene Facts: Flying

Winslet was so excited about the beautiful sunset that she was jumping up and down screaming at Cameron to being filming before it was too late.
This scene was shot at different angles both against a natural sunset and against a "green screen" with the footage being combined to form the entire effect.
The sunlight is clearly falling almost exactly straight across the ship from left to right. On the evening of April 14, the ship had in fact turned to almost a due west course, placing the actual setting sun almost straight ahead and slightly to the right.
The faces of Jack and Rose are lit from a different angle, though still from the left.
In reality, it was next to impossible to climb up onto the bow and was blocked off from the public. Cameron knew this but wanted to place his characters there to have optimal viewpoints of her grandness.
A line was cut from this scene to preserve the mood. Lookout Frederick Fleet points to Jack and Rose on the bow and says, "Wish I had those bleedin' binoculars," to his mate Reginald Lee.
Most of this scene was shot between 3/20-22/97, the last day of principal filming.
There is a report that a couple did do this on the Titanic when she sailed, but it is an unconfirmed report that Cameron didn't know anything about.
The transition from the past to the present reminds the audience of the impending danger, loss and horror that is to come - both a temporal and emotional transition.

Film Info

Scene Facts
opening sequence
ghost ship
pay day
the woman in the picture
distant memories
boarding
lucky hand
paintings
king of the world
lunch
first glance
suicide
heart of the ocean
sketches on deck
dining in the snakepit
a real party
confrontations
flying
portrait
chased by lovejoy
the car
the iceberg
rescue
'not without you'
sinking
vertical stern
the promise
carpathia

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