【狂気と執念】『タイタニック』感動の制作秘話を徹底解説！【劇場公開25周年記念】
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[{'start': '4.740', 'end': '11.760', 'text': 'classic film that continues to shine brightly in the eyes of filmmakers, breaking the records of the industry at the time.'}, {'start': '7.680', 'end': '15.719', 'text': 'On February 10th of this year, a'}, {'start': '11.760', 'end': '19.680', 'text': "3D remastered version was released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the film's release,"}, {'start': '15.719', 'end': '21.960', 'text': 'and many people have rewatched it at this time, or are'}, {'start': '19.680', 'end': '24.720', 'text': 'seeing it for the first time.'}, {'start': '30.000', 'end': '35.760', 'text': 'So, this time, I would like to approach the behind-the-scenes story of the production of Titanic from the perspective of director James Cameron. We'}, {'start': '38.640', 'end': '44.879', 'text': 'will delve deeper into why Titanic was made into a film, what motivated Cameron, and what thoughts were put into the film, so please'}, {'start': '41.760', 'end': '48.719', 'text': 'watch until the end. Also, this channel'}, {'start': '44.879', 'end': '52.260', 'text': 'provides useful information related to movies, so'}, {'start': '52.260', 'end': '57.199', 'text': "if you haven't already, please subscribe to the channel. Thank you. Let's get"}, {'start': '55.199', 'end': '57.199', 'text': 'started. It'}, {'start': '61.860', 'end': '66.900', 'text': "all begins in Cameron's childhood."}, {'start': '74.280', 'end': '77.100', 'text': 'Cameron spent from the age of 3 to 17 in Chipper, a small town in Canada near Niagara Falls.'}, {'start': '77.100', 'end': '84.119', 'text': 'Growing up in an environment where he could always hear the sound of the waterfall,'}, {'start': '80.040', 'end': '86.280', 'text': 'Cameron naturally'}, {'start': '84.119', 'end': '89.299', 'text': 'became fascinated with skin diving in the nearby river.  His'}, {'start': '86.280', 'end': '92.820', 'text': 'favorite TV shows were shows set at'}, {'start': '89.299', 'end': '97.200', 'text': 'sea, such as Flipper and Sea Hunt, and he was'}, {'start': '92.820', 'end': '99.119', 'text': 'particularly fascinated by the documentary about French ocean explorer Jacques'}, {'start': '97.200', 'end': '102.479', 'text': 'Cusso. He'}, {'start': '99.119', 'end': '104.100', 'text': 'also'}, {'start': '104.100', 'end': '108.299', 'text': 'came across SOS Titanic, a Night to Remember, and was deeply influenced by the story of a'}, {'start': '108.299', 'end': '114.119', 'text': 'huge ship, a symbol of civilization, that meets a devastating tragedy due to human arrogance.'}, {'start': '117.780', 'end': '122.700', 'text': 'Incidentally, the theme of'}, {'start': '119.579', 'end': '125.520', 'text': 'interest in civilization and science and technology leading to a major crisis is'}, {'start': '126.360', 'end': '132.540', 'text': 'one that Cameron would later repeatedly depict.'}, {'start': '129.239', 'end': '136.980', 'text': "At the age of 16, Cameron's interest in the sea grew"}, {'start': '132.540', 'end': '139.140', 'text': 'even more, and he traveled to Buffalo, New York, about 40 kilometers from his home, to'}, {'start': '139.140', 'end': '146.040', 'text': 'obtain his scuba diving qualification. The'}, {'start': '142.920', 'end': '149.220', 'text': 'following year, the Cameron family moved to Southern California, where'}, {'start': '146.040', 'end': '152.580', 'text': 'Cameron'}, {'start': '149.220', 'end': '156.360', 'text': 'enrolled at California State University, Fullerton. Initially,'}, {'start': '152.580', 'end': '159.480', 'text': 'Cameron majored in marine biology and physics,'}, {'start': '156.360', 'end': '161.700', 'text': 'but realized that he lacked the mathematical ability to be at the top of his class, so he'}, {'start': '161.700', 'end': '169.019', 'text': 'transferred to the English department. After many'}, {'start': '165.540', 'end': '171.900', 'text': 'twists and turns, Cameron entered the world of film, and suddenly became'}, {'start': '169.019', 'end': '174.540', 'text': 'famous with the success of The Terminator.  Its'}, {'start': '171.900', 'end': '178.560', 'text': 'existence became known, and'}, {'start': '174.540', 'end': '180.319', 'text': 'then an event occurred that would make waves around the world.'}, {'start': '180.319', 'end': '188.459', 'text': 'On September 1, 1985, marine archaeologist'}, {'start': '184.459', 'end': '189.060', 'text': 'Robert Ballard'}, {'start': '192.959', 'end': '199.920', 'text': 'discovered the Titanic about 3,800 meters below the surface of the North Pacific Ocean. News of this major discovery quickly'}, {'start': '196.620', 'end': '201.720', 'text': 'spread around the world.'}, {'start': '199.920', 'end': '202.739', 'text': 'The following year, Ballard'}, {'start': '202.739', 'end': '210.120', 'text': 'returned to the site of the wreck in a submersible and used an unmanned submersible equipped with a camera to obtain'}, {'start': '206.700', 'end': '210.980', 'text': 'footage of the wreckage, which read Titanic.'}, {'start': '210.980', 'end': '218.220', 'text': 'In 1987, this footage was'}, {'start': '214.920', 'end': '219.780', 'text': 'released as a documentary, catching the eye of Cameron.'}, {'start': '221.280', 'end': '228.540', 'text': 'Impressed by the spectacular footage of the ocean floor, Cameron'}, {'start': '231.599', 'end': '238.019', 'text': 'decided that one day he wanted to'}, {'start': '245.700', 'end': '250.799', 'text': 'use cutting-edge science and technology to'}, {'start': '248.519', 'end': '253.980', 'text': 'make a film that captured the wreck in a'}, {'start': '250.799', 'end': '257.699', 'text': 'cosmic-like expanse. In his notes on Titanic written in 1987, Cameron wrote the following:'}, {'start': '253.980', 'end': '261.419', 'text': 'From there, he would trace the memories of survivors to'}, {'start': '257.699', 'end': '264.060', 'text': 'recreate the night of the sinking. It would be a'}, {'start': '261.419', 'end': '267.380', 'text': 'great test of humanity, a'}, {'start': '264.060', 'end': '271.800', 'text': 'slow but steady approach of fate,'}, {'start': '267.380', 'end': '275.040', 'text': 'men dying and women and children saved by the customs of the time, and'}, {'start': '275.040', 'end': '280.979', 'text': 'many dramatic moments of parting that would arise. A'}, {'start': '282.380', 'end': '290.280', 'text': 'conflict between courageous heroes and cowardly timid people, civilized courtesy and animal instincts. A mystery or a'}, {'start': '290.280', 'end': '296.100', 'text': 'well-structured story would'}, {'start': '294.240', 'end': '299.060', 'text': 'need to be woven into the background of all of this.'}, {'start': '296.100', 'end': '302.520', 'text': 'From the contents of this memo, we can see that the'}, {'start': '299.060', 'end': '305.460', 'text': 'rough structure of Titanic had already been completed at this point.'}, {'start': '305.460', 'end': '313.220', 'text': 'And then, Cameron, who was fascinated by Titanic,'}, {'start': '307.919', 'end': '313.220', 'text': 'would have another chance. In'}, {'start': '313.639', 'end': '318.960', 'text': '1992, while'}, {'start': '318.960', 'end': '325.919', 'text': 'Cameron was busy looking for a follow-up to'}, {'start': '328.639', 'end': '335.160', 'text': 'Terminator 2, he'}, {'start': '331.380', 'end': '337.860', 'text': 'received an invitation from Arginines, who was in charge of underwater photography of the Abyss, to a preview screening of Titanic: Treasure of the Deep, a documentary about the underwater exploration of the Titanic. Cameron was invited to'}, {'start': '337.860', 'end': '342.919', 'text': 'this screening, directed and filmed by Arginines.  After'}, {'start': '340.020', 'end': '346.740', 'text': 'watching the documentary, he was astonished'}, {'start': '342.919', 'end': '351.240', 'text': 'by the advanced technology of the Russian submersible Mir.'}, {'start': '351.240', 'end': '354.960', 'text': 'Equipped with a powerful battery that could last up to 28 hours, Mir was the'}, {'start': '361.919', 'end': '367.940', 'text': 'most advanced submersible at the time, capable of moving independently up to 6,000 meters without being supplied with energy by cables from a main line.'}, {'start': '368.160', 'end': '373.620', 'text': 'By the way, at the time, there were'}, {'start': '373.620', 'end': '379.500', 'text': 'only five submersibles in the world that could dive to a depth of 4,000 meters,'}, {'start': '376.380', 'end': '380.940', 'text': 'and two of them were in Russia.'}, {'start': '380.940', 'end': '385.020', 'text': 'Cameron was so excited that he could'}, {'start': '382.680', 'end': '388.020', 'text': 'use this submersible to'}, {'start': '385.020', 'end': '389.819', 'text': 'create a film he had been working on for a long time, and he'}, {'start': '389.819', 'end': '393.060', 'text': "couldn't sit still and asked"}, {'start': '393.060', 'end': '399.180', 'text': 'Giddings to go to Moscow with him at the venue of the dead.'}, {'start': '399.900', 'end': '402.479', 'text': "Overwhelmed by Cameron's extraordinary enthusiasm,"}, {'start': '401.460', 'end': '407.039', 'text': 'Giddings'}, {'start': '402.479', 'end': '408.120', 'text': 'agreed and the two of them headed to Russia a few days later and'}, {'start': '414.720', 'end': '421.220', 'text': 'obtained permission to use Mir from the Moscow Institute of Oceanography, which owned the mother ship of Mir, the Keldysh. In 1994, after'}, {'start': '418.400', 'end': '425.220', 'text': 'completing True Rise, Cameron'}, {'start': '421.220', 'end': '429.180', 'text': 'began full-scale preparations for Titanic.'}, {'start': '425.220', 'end': '431.759', 'text': 'First, Cameron began developing a camera to film the deep sea.'}, {'start': '431.759', 'end': '437.880', 'text': 'Cameron wanted to'}, {'start': '441.180', 'end': '448.139', 'text': 'use a 35mm movie camera to capture a wide-angle shot of the massive Titanic, which stretched 270 meters beneath the surface of the ocean, but the'}, {'start': '444.660', 'end': '451.280', 'text': 'technology did not exist at the time. The only'}, {'start': '457.020', 'end': '463.259', 'text': 'way to film a submersible was to point the camera through a window from inside, which meant that only a very'}, {'start': '459.960', 'end': '464.400', 'text': 'small area could be captured, and'}, {'start': '464.400', 'end': '468.539', 'text': 'the view through the window was blurred.'}, {'start': '466.319', 'end': '471.120', 'text': 'Cameron was forced to develop new equipment to'}, {'start': '468.539', 'end': '475.500', 'text': 'capture the image of the majestic Titanic that he envisioned.'}, {'start': '475.500', 'end': '480.900', 'text': 'What Cameron'}, {'start': '492.840', 'end': '499.259', 'text': 'wanted was a 35mm movie camera system that could be attached to the outside of the submersible and remotely controlled to pan and tilt from inside, and that could withstand the tremendous pressure of 4,000 meters of water.'}, {'start': '495.599', 'end': '502.020', 'text': 'Cameron asked his brother Mike, who worked at Light Storm Technologies, a camera equipment development company, to'}, {'start': '502.020', 'end': '508.919', 'text': 'develop a camera.'}, {'start': '504.860', 'end': '512.339', 'text': 'However, Mike said that'}, {'start': '508.919', 'end': '513.419', 'text': 'no one had ever designed such a movie camera before,'}, {'start': '512.339', 'end': '517.380', 'text': 'so'}, {'start': '513.419', 'end': '520.620', 'text': "Confused by his brother's unreasonable request, and from a safety standpoint, even the"}, {'start': '520.620', 'end': '526.980', 'text': 'slightest air leak could'}, {'start': '524.159', 'end': '531.180', 'text': 'be fatal in such deep waters, there was a lot of pressure.'}, {'start': '526.980', 'end': '532.500', 'text': 'However, his'}, {'start': '532.500', 'end': '538.920', 'text': "brother's enthusiasm was unyielding, and Mike agreed to work on the camera."}, {'start': '535.680', 'end': '541.200', 'text': 'This was truly an'}, {'start': '538.920', 'end': '543.180', 'text': 'unprecedented'}, {'start': '541.200', 'end': '545.220', 'text': 'technical challenge.'}, {'start': '543.180', 'end': '548.160', 'text': 'Next, Cameron'}, {'start': '545.220', 'end': '550.440', 'text': 'took his brother and a crew to the Palau Islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, where they conducted'}, {'start': '553.740', 'end': '559.019', 'text': 'tests using an existing underwater filming system in shallow waters about 60 meters deep. They brainstormed ideas for filming the'}, {'start': '559.019', 'end': '564.360', 'text': 'Titanic from various angles. After all'}, {'start': '560.940', 'end': '566.180', 'text': 'this'}, {'start': '564.360', 'end': '570.420', 'text': 'preparation, in'}, {'start': '566.180', 'end': '572.820', 'text': 'March 1995, Cameron went to pitch the'}, {'start': '570.420', 'end': '575.339', 'text': 'Titanic project to 20th Century Fox.'}, {'start': '575.339', 'end': '580.740', 'text': 'Incidentally, all of the expenses up to this point were'}, {'start': '578.459', 'end': '584.339', 'text': 'borne by Cameron.'}, {'start': '580.740', 'end': '586.980', 'text': 'Cameron first asked Fox for'}, {'start': '584.339', 'end': '591.420', 'text': '$2 million to film the dive of the Titanic.'}, {'start': '586.980', 'end': '594.779', 'text': 'At this point, there was'}, {'start': '591.420', 'end': '597.720', 'text': 'no script, just the concept of a Romeo and Juliet on the battlefield,'}, {'start': '594.779', 'end': '601.820', 'text': "but with Cameron's track record,"}, {'start': '597.720', 'end': '606.180', 'text': 'With a positive attitude, FOX agreed, but the'}, {'start': '601.820', 'end': '610.380', 'text': 'official green light to make the film was put on hold until a budget analysis could be completed.'}, {'start': '610.380', 'end': '615.660', 'text': 'Cameron immediately'}, {'start': '618.860', 'end': '624.540', 'text': 'completed a 169-page script, filled with details like a novel, as a preliminary stage of the screenplay.'}, {'start': '621.899', 'end': '625.740', 'text': 'Most of the story that Cameron created was largely'}, {'start': '630.420', 'end': '637.200', 'text': 'based on the contents of the notes written in 1987, but he added a section set in the present day, about a'}, {'start': '637.200', 'end': '641.940', 'text': 'treasure hunter searching for a'}, {'start': '639.360', 'end': '645.060', 'text': 'diamond necklace lost in the sinking, so that modern audiences could empathize with the tragic drama.'}, {'start': '648.120', 'end': '655.260', 'text': 'Finally, after five and a half months of hard work by Mike, an innovative camera system was completed with the cooperation of a total of 23 companies with the latest technology in various fields, including'}, {'start': '651.600', 'end': '658.019', 'text': 'high-value materials, glass windows, etc.'}, {'start': '661.260', 'end': '668.160', 'text': 'This made it'}, {'start': '668.160', 'end': '674.160', 'text': 'possible to film deep seas with a wide angle and freely changeable camera angles,'}, {'start': '677.880', 'end': '683.880', 'text': 'and the development of a remotely controlled vehicle known as Snoop Dogg made it possible to film inside the Titanic.'}, {'start': '681.240', 'end': '686.160', 'text': 'Now everything was'}, {'start': '683.880', 'end': '690.500', 'text': 'ready, and Cameron was ready to start'}, {'start': '686.160', 'end': '690.500', 'text': 'filming the Titanic.  In'}, {'start': '692.779', 'end': '699.600', 'text': 'September 1995, diving filming began using two deep-sea exploration vessels, the Mir.'}, {'start': '701.820', 'end': '709.140', 'text': 'One was used to film the Titanic, and the'}, {'start': '705.779', 'end': '712.260', 'text': 'other to film the investigation. The'}, {'start': '709.140', 'end': '713.459', 'text': 'members included Arginidings'}, {'start': '713.459', 'end': '718.860', 'text': 'and other film crew members, Russian, American, and'}, {'start': '716.000', 'end': '721.079', 'text': 'Canadian engineers, film'}, {'start': '718.860', 'end': '724.560', 'text': 'technicians, marine scientists, and'}, {'start': '721.079', 'end': '728.339', 'text': 'strong sailors. The Mir could only accommodate'}, {'start': '724.560', 'end': '730.019', 'text': 'three people, so Cameron and his crew split into two vessels and made'}, {'start': '730.019', 'end': '733.920', 'text': 'six-hour'}, {'start': '732.120', 'end': '737.480', 'text': 'dives'}, {'start': '733.920', 'end': '739.320', 'text': 'each way. Each dive took a'}, {'start': '737.480', 'end': '743.360', 'text': 'total of'}, {'start': '739.320', 'end': '745.740', 'text': 'about 16 hours, including work, and each dive could only film about 12 minutes, the equivalent'}, {'start': '743.360', 'end': '747.899', 'text': 'of one roll of film, so'}, {'start': '747.899', 'end': '751.920', 'text': 'eight dives were planned. The'}, {'start': '751.920', 'end': '754.440', 'text': 'investigation'}, {'start': '753.060', 'end': '755.220', 'text': 'and filming of the Titanic'}, {'start': '755.220', 'end': '760.560', 'text': 'was always accompanied by danger.'}, {'start': '757.100', 'end': '765.180', 'text': 'Damage at a depth of 4,000 meters'}, {'start': '760.560', 'end': '768.720', 'text': 'would be fatal. They'}, {'start': '765.180', 'end': '771.000', 'text': 'had to navigate around the wreckage in complete darkness with unpredictable strong currents, and the'}, {'start': '771.000', 'end': '774.899', 'text': 'viewing windows of the submersibles were very small, so'}, {'start': '774.120', 'end': '777.000', 'text': 'visibility was'}, {'start': '774.899', 'end': '777.839', 'text': 'extremely limited, so they were'}, {'start': '777.000', 'end': '779.579', 'text': 'always in a state of shock and dread.  It is'}, {'start': '777.839', 'end': '780.959', 'text': 'accompanied by a sense of tension.'}, {'start': '781.800', 'end': '787.200', 'text': 'During his first dive,'}, {'start': '785.399', 'end': '790.200', 'text': 'Cameron was so focused'}, {'start': '790.200', 'end': '797.100', 'text': 'on taking the planned shots that he ended the first dive'}, {'start': '793.200', 'end': '799.500', 'text': 'without any emotion, even though it was the first time he had seen the Titanic with his own eyes. He'}, {'start': '797.100', 'end': '800.700', 'text': 'also'}, {'start': '800.700', 'end': '807.480', 'text': 'suffered from nausea that came with the dive. However,'}, {'start': '804.180', 'end': '809.760', 'text': 'during his second dive, the idea of \u200b\u200bbeing on the deck of the Titanic'}, {'start': '809.760', 'end': '814.980', 'text': 'suddenly came to Cameron.'}, {'start': '812.399', 'end': '819.000', 'text': 'Looking back on that experience, Cameron'}, {'start': '814.980', 'end': '821.339', 'text': 'said, "After that second dive,'}, {'start': '819.000', 'end': '824.399', 'text': 'I returned to the Keldysh and was'}, {'start': '821.339', 'end': '825.720', 'text': 'overwhelmed by a storm of emotions that came over me like a raging wave. I had'}, {'start': '828.720', 'end': '834.779', 'text': 'researched the Titanic incident and knew the details, but the'}, {'start': '834.779', 'end': '841.920', 'text': 'fact that I had just been on the deck of that ship moved me more than any other knowledge I had. I'}, {'start': '843.360', 'end': '848.940', 'text': 'cried for the innocent people who had lost their lives on that ship. And that night,'}, {'start': '846.600', 'end': '852.839', 'text': 'I realized that if a'}, {'start': '848.940', 'end': '857.339', 'text': 'film does not convey not only the facts but'}, {'start': '852.839', 'end': '860.399', 'text': 'also the emotions that came over me that night, it'}, {'start': '857.339', 'end': '863.519', 'text': 'is doomed to fail."'}, {'start': '860.399', 'end': '868.139', 'text': "Cameron's enthusiasm for making a film about the Titanic"}, {'start': '863.519', 'end': '870.779', 'text': 'only grew stronger, and as a result,'}, {'start': '877.260', 'end': '880.980', 'text': 'despite numerous crises, including a slight collision with the Titanic during a dive and being caught in a bottom storm, he made'}, {'start': '880.980', 'end': '884.519', 'text': '12'}, {'start': '882.480', 'end': '887.100', 'text': 'dives in order to obtain a satisfactory image.'}, {'start': '890.160', 'end': '894.959', 'text': 'In addition to the spectacular images captured by the innovative camera system, the dive'}, {'start': '894.959', 'end': '900.300', 'text': 'also succeeded in capturing the interior of the sunken Titanic using the remotely operated vehicle Snoop Dogg.'}, {'start': '914.760', 'end': '920.220', 'text': 'Cameron said that seeing the inside of the Titanic, which had been seen by the public for the first time in about 83 years, still had traces of the elegance of the past floating inside the once glittering luxury ship. After'}, {'start': '917.160', 'end': '923.579', 'text': 'successfully filming, Cameron'}, {'start': '920.220', 'end': '927.060', 'text': 'returned to FOX.'}, {'start': '923.579', 'end': '931.079', 'text': 'FOX was very'}, {'start': '927.060', 'end': '933.240', 'text': 'impressed with the footage of the Titanic and expressed a positive attitude, asking them to go ahead with the production.'}, {'start': '933.240', 'end': '938.040', 'text': 'From then on, Cameron was'}, {'start': '943.740', 'end': '949.079', 'text': 'busy every day meeting with staff such as designers, casting directors, budget managers, and set designers. At night,'}, {'start': '946.680', 'end': '952.380', 'text': 'While writing the script, he'}, {'start': '949.079', 'end': '954.660', 'text': 'imagined shots of the Titanic and worked out an overall filming'}, {'start': '952.380', 'end': '957.600', 'text': 'plan.'}, {'start': '954.660', 'end': '960.540', 'text': 'Incidentally, it was at this time that he also wrote the script for Avatar, one of his most famous works.'}, {'start': '961.459', 'end': '968.160', 'text': 'In making Titanic into a film, Cameron'}, {'start': '968.160', 'end': '972.600', 'text': 'wanted it to be a kind of living history.'}, {'start': '969.660', 'end': '975.060', 'text': 'In an interview, Cameron said that he wanted to give the'}, {'start': '984.360', 'end': '991.800', 'text': 'audience a kind of subjective experience, as if they were passengers on the ship and had acted in the same way as the people who sank. For'}, {'start': '988.139', 'end': '995.399', 'text': 'this reason, there was initially a plan to build a set in parts,'}, {'start': '991.800', 'end': '998.639', 'text': 'but the plan was set up to prioritize realism and build a'}, {'start': '995.399', 'end': '1001.880', 'text': "life-size set of the Titanic's trunk near the sea. This not only allowed for more detailed"}, {'start': '1001.880', 'end': '1008.360', 'text': 'depictions, but it was'}, {'start': '1004.759', 'end': '1010.519', 'text': 'actually cheaper than building a set in parts.'}, {'start': '1010.519', 'end': '1017.240', 'text': 'In previous Titanic film adaptations,'}, {'start': '1013.699', 'end': '1018.620', 'text': 'only a small part of the squadron was made to look exactly like the real thing, and'}, {'start': '1018.620', 'end': '1024.199', 'text': "models were used for the bird's-eye scenes, so this"}, {'start': '1021.440', 'end': '1025.459', 'text': 'alone was unprecedented. On'}, {'start': '1024.199', 'end': '1029.000', 'text': 'the other hand, the'}, {'start': '1025.459', 'end': '1032.540', 'text': 'scenes on the deck late at night after the sinking were filmed at sea.'}, {'start': '1029.000', 'end': '1036.199', 'text': 'Because the film is prone to weather conditions, they'}, {'start': '1032.540', 'end': '1038.600', 'text': 'planned to film it in a studio. To film the ocean scenes, they would'}, {'start': '1039.799', 'end': '1046.100', 'text': 'need a huge hydrogen tank that could drain water into the studio, so they had to build a'}, {'start': '1042.559', 'end': '1048.020', 'text': 'new studio from scratch just for'}, {'start': '1048.020', 'end': '1054.559', 'text': "Titanic. The location was chosen in the resort town of Rosario on Mexico's Baja Peninsula, taking into consideration its proximity to Los Angeles. With the"}, {'start': '1057.500', 'end': '1063.880', 'text': 'filming guidelines decided, Cameron'}, {'start': '1060.620', 'end': '1068.120', 'text': 'began negotiating with FOX over the production costs.'}, {'start': '1063.880', 'end': '1071.140', 'text': 'As of 1994, Cameron had already'}, {'start': '1073.460', 'end': '1078.799', 'text': "estimated that Titanic's budget would be around $80 million. This"}, {'start': '1082.700', 'end': '1088.520', 'text': 'was because he thought that Titanic would be able to significantly reduce production costs in terms of performance fees since it did not use star actors.'}, {'start': '1085.059', 'end': '1091.100', 'text': 'Cameron also saw Titanic as a relatively cheap and easy film to'}, {'start': '1088.520', 'end': '1094.160', 'text': 'make between True Lies and Avatar.'}, {'start': '1094.160', 'end': '1099.679', 'text': 'However, a'}, {'start': '1096.679', 'end': '1100.880', 'text': 'scientific budget analysis was conducted and the'}, {'start': '1100.880', 'end': '1105.140', 'text': 'figure came'}, {'start': '1105.140', 'end': '1111.440', 'text': 'up with a massive figure of $125 million. By any standards, this was'}, {'start': '1108.380', 'end': '1115.240', 'text': "far beyond Cameron's initial assets,"}, {'start': '1111.440', 'end': '1118.760', 'text': 'so Hawks requested that the budget be reduced.  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This made'}, {'start': '1186.799', 'end': '1193.760', 'text': 'Cameron even more determined, and so'}, {'start': '1189.980', 'end': '1195.470', 'text': 'production of Titanic began in earnest.'}, {'start': '1195.470', 'end': '1201.220', 'text': '[Music]'}, {'start': '1198.220', 'end': '1205.039', 'text': 'Shortly after the official go-ahead was given,'}, {'start': '1201.220', 'end': '1209.840', 'text': 'FOX bought up the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.'}, {'start': '1209.840', 'end': '1217.760', 'text': 'Construction of Baja Studios began on a 160,000 m2 plot of land in the south of Rosario. This was'}, {'start': '1213.140', 'end': '1220.280', 'text': 'coincidentally the same day, May 31st, that the Titanic squadron'}, {'start': '1217.760', 'end': '1224.539', 'text': 'departed from the Belfast Tunneling Works 86 years ago. 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However,'}, {'start': '1473.539', 'end': '1479.600', 'text': 'Cameron managed to save his film, but from around this time onwards, he'}, {'start': '1479.600', 'end': '1487.100', 'text': 'began to receive necessary criticism from the media. Negative information such as major delays in the schedule,'}, {'start': '1483.679', 'end': '1489.580', 'text': 'overcrowding, safety issues on the set, and even the'}, {'start': '1487.100', 'end': '1494.320', 'text': 'harsh working conditions during filming were'}, {'start': '1489.580', 'end': '1498.440', 'text': 'reported daily. Furthermore,'}, {'start': '1498.440', 'end': '1505.720', 'text': 'many of the cast members fell ill due to the long hours of filming in cold water, and the set'}, {'start': '1502.820', 'end': '1505.720', 'text': 'became a scene of chaos.'}, {'start': '1508.659', 'end': '1514.900', 'text': 'Meanwhile,'}, {'start': '1514.900', 'end': '1523.360', 'text': 'filming on Titanic finally finished on March 22, 1997. Initially,'}, {'start': '1519.860', 'end': '1526.940', 'text': 'filming was scheduled for 135 days, but'}, {'start': '1523.360', 'end': '1531.140', 'text': 'despite the long hours of work every day, it was'}, {'start': '1526.940', 'end': '1536.600', 'text': 'delayed by a month and extended to 165 days.'}, {'start': '1531.140', 'end': '1541.460', 'text': 'As a result, the planned release date was postponed'}, {'start': '1536.600', 'end': '1544.640', 'text': 'from the original July 5, 1997 to December 19 of the same year. All that'}, {'start': '1544.640', 'end': '1550.580', 'text': 'remained for Cameron to do was to edit and finish the film,'}, {'start': '1547.100', 'end': '1554.539', 'text': 'but'}, {'start': '1550.580', 'end': '1558.880', 'text': "coupled with the daily negative reports, he began to feel a little hesitant about the film's reaction."}, {'start': '1554.539', 'end': '1561.980', 'text': 'So on July 14th, a'}, {'start': '1558.880', 'end': '1563.360', 'text': 'secret test screening of Titanic was held in Minneapolis. The purpose of'}, {'start': '1565.700', 'end': '1571.520', 'text': 'this screening was to gauge how Titanic would be received before its general release. The'}, {'start': '1574.400', 'end': '1579.620', 'text': '500 people invited to the'}, {'start': '1581.960', 'end': '1587.960', 'text': 'screening were chosen on the street, with the goal of creating a statistically balanced distribution. The film was not'}, {'start': '1584.900', 'end': '1590.179', 'text': 'fully infected, the sound'}, {'start': '1587.960', 'end': '1591.740', 'text': 'mix was a temporary one, and'}, {'start': '1590.179', 'end': '1593.200', 'text': 'many of the visual effects'}, {'start': '1591.740', 'end': '1597.380', 'text': 'were crude, but as'}, {'start': '1593.200', 'end': '1598.580', 'text': 'soon as the screening ended, thunderous applause rang out and the'}, {'start': '1598.580', 'end': '1603.559', 'text': 'audience showered praise on Titanic.'}, {'start': '1605.240', 'end': '1609.140', 'text': 'Cameron was so happy that the audience loved Titanic that he was'}, {'start': '1608.059', 'end': '1610.900', 'text': 'almost giddy with joy.'}, {'start': '1610.900', 'end': '1615.440', 'text': 'He'}, {'start': '1612.679', 'end': '1620.419', 'text': 'took the surveys from the 500 audience members home and'}, {'start': '1615.440', 'end': '1625.100', 'text': 'looked through them all. 80% of the'}, {'start': '1620.419', 'end': '1628.880', 'text': 'people said it was excellent, which'}, {'start': '1625.100', 'end': '1632.720', 'text': 'was an unprecedented high rating. And the most people'}, {'start': '1628.880', 'end': '1634.760', 'text': 'chose the scene as their favorite, which was, number one, the'}, {'start': '1634.760', 'end': '1641.900', 'text': 'dinner scene in the dining room with the horse, number two.  The'}, {'start': '1637.400', 'end': '1646.460', 'text': 'scene with sketched eyes was the third, the'}, {'start': '1641.900', 'end': '1647.539', 'text': 'party scene was the fourth, the love scene in the car was the'}, {'start': '1647.539', 'end': '1653.779', 'text': 'fifth, the scene learning how to wear a spit,'}, {'start': '1650.720', 'end': '1656.960', 'text': 'and the sixth, the'}, {'start': '1653.779', 'end': '1659.600', 'text': 'ship sinking scene. When'}, {'start': '1659.600', 'end': '1666.020', 'text': 'Cameron saw that the dinner scene was ranked first, he thought he had won.'}, {'start': '1663.020', 'end': '1668.659', 'text': 'This is because this result was'}, {'start': '1674.179', 'end': '1678.679', 'text': 'also proof that Cameron, who had always been known as the king of action, had been recognized for his ability as a screenwriter. The'}, {'start': '1685.220', 'end': '1692.720', 'text': "fact that he was able to capture people's hearts with scenes such as glamorous parties and dramas in closed private rooms, or dialogue, made Cameron"}, {'start': '1688.220', 'end': '1693.799', 'text': 'more than anything else. And Cameron'}, {'start': '1692.720', 'end': '1694.820', 'text': 'once again realized that in the end, neither'}, {'start': '1694.820', 'end': '1701.179', 'text': 'film critics nor'}, {'start': '1698.320', 'end': '1704.840', 'text': 'executives of major studios can know what the audience likes, and that'}, {'start': '1701.179', 'end': '1708.380', 'text': 'his goal is to do his best to create entertaining films that can entertain the'}, {'start': '1704.840', 'end': '1710.900', 'text': 'majority of ordinary people, like himself in the past.'}, {'start': '1715.880', 'end': '1722.559', 'text': 'Cameron did not study at film school or'}, {'start': '1719.900', 'end': '1726.140', 'text': 'study classic works, but simply went to a'}, {'start': '1722.559', 'end': '1729.799', 'text': 'nearby drive-in'}, {'start': '1726.140', 'end': '1730.640', 'text': 'theater, which could be found anywhere, and watched the films that were being made at the time.  The'}, {'start': '1732.440', 'end': '1735.220', 'text': 'audience had only seen good and bad films,'}, {'start': '1736.400', 'end': '1745.640', 'text': 'but after further polishing the film, the'}, {'start': '1745.640', 'end': '1752.080', 'text': "day of Titanic's public release finally came on December 19, 1997. The film was a huge hit, defying the"}, {'start': '1748.880', 'end': '1756.140', 'text': 'initial media predictions that it would be a flop and'}, {'start': '1756.140', 'end': '1762.700', 'text': "Fox's fears that it would be difficult to recoup production costs. On"}, {'start': '1762.700', 'end': '1770.620', 'text': 'March 14, 1998, Titanic'}, {'start': '1770.620', 'end': '1777.140', 'text': 'grossed $471.4 million in the United States. It was unprecedented for a film to'}, {'start': '1772.779', 'end': '1779.840', 'text': 'gross this much in just 13 weeks after its release,'}, {'start': '1777.140', 'end': '1782.480', 'text': 'and it'}, {'start': '1782.480', 'end': '1787.399', 'text': "broke Star Wars' record to become the number one hit in the United States. It then"}, {'start': '1785.659', 'end': '1790.399', 'text': 'surpassed'}, {'start': '1790.399', 'end': '1798.260', 'text': "Jurassic Park's record and broke the"}, {'start': '1794.120', 'end': '1802.580', 'text': '1 billion dollar mark worldwide for the first time in history, becoming the'}, {'start': '1798.260', 'end': '1807.320', 'text': "world's biggest hit film, breaking the world's highest box office record at the time."}, {'start': '1802.580', 'end': '1808.700', 'text': 'Thus, Titanic became number one in box office revenues in both the United States and the world,'}, {'start': '1810.799', 'end': '1816.580', 'text': 'and these records'}, {'start': '1816.580', 'end': '1821.120', 'text': "remained until 2009, when it was surpassed by Avatar, the movie that was released in Cameron's earthquake.  It"}, {'start': '1822.500', 'end': '1829.700', 'text': 'received much critical acclaim, and was'}, {'start': '1829.700', 'end': '1835.100', 'text': 'nominated for 14 awards at the 1998 Academy Awards, including the major categories, and'}, {'start': '1835.100', 'end': '1841.000', 'text': 'won 11 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. This was the'}, {'start': '1841.000', 'end': '1848.600', 'text': 'first time a film had won 11 awards since Ben-Hur in 1960. When'}, {'start': '1850.460', 'end': '1859.000', 'text': 'Cameron stepped onto the stage to receive his Oscar at the Academy Awards ceremony, he was lost in deep thought as he'}, {'start': '1854.360', 'end': '1859.000', 'text': 'spoke to the audience: The'}, {'start': '1859.279', 'end': '1866.059', 'text': 'message of Titanic is that no matter how'}, {'start': '1862.399', 'end': '1867.799', 'text': 'unthinkable something may be, it will always happen. No'}, {'start': '1867.799', 'end': '1875.000', 'text': 'one can predict the future. All'}, {'start': '1871.820', 'end': '1876.380', 'text': 'we have in our hands is the present. There'}, {'start': '1879.200', 'end': '1886.820', 'text': 'is great meaning in living in the present.'}, {'start': '1882.740', 'end': '1888.380', 'text': 'Afterwards, a moment of silence was held for the 1,500 lives lost in the disaster.'}, {'start': '1890.779', 'end': '1897.220', 'text': '11 years after he came up with the idea for the film, and'}, {'start': '1894.500', 'end': '1899.659', 'text': 'four years after the project began, it'}, {'start': '1900.679', 'end': '1903.460', 'text': "was the moment that Cameron's hard work and determination were rewarded. What did you"}, {'start': '1903.740', 'end': '1908.799', 'text': 'think? This time, I have'}, {'start': '1910.520', 'end': '1916.399', 'text': "introduced the process of Titanic from James Cameron's perspective to the completion of the film. I hope"}, {'start': '1912.559', 'end': '1919.640', 'text': 'this video will help you understand the work.  I hope you'}, {'start': '1916.399', 'end': '1923.299', 'text': 'enjoy this channel, where we'}, {'start': '1919.640', 'end': '1925.760', 'text': 'introduce recommended works and works currently being shown in theaters,'}, {'start': '1923.299', 'end': '1929.120', 'text': 'so please subscribe if you like.'}, {'start': '1925.760', 'end': '1932.980', 'text': 'Thank you. See you next time! Have a'}, {'start': '1929.120', 'end': '1932.980', 'text': 'wonderful trip with the movies.'}]