Model Titanic stern sinks scene like the James Cameron's movie filmed miniature - Behind the scenes

Published 2023-01-20
RMS Titanic stern sinking miniature, real footage, like the original filming scale model built by James Cameron for his 1997 movie and supervised by Rob Legato.
Missing Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) on the boat ;-)

Model used : 1:200 Trumpeter Titanic upgraded with KA MK1 set kit
More than 300 hours of work were necessary to build this split model.

0:00 Prepare the stern's vertical position
0:24 Set the water tank and the studio
0:33 Ready to shoot
1:04 Before / After CGI
1:15 Editing result

Model construction video here:
   • Build a working split Titanic model l...  

Titanic break-up and sink scene here:
   • Making of the Titanic break-up and si...  

Items I used to build it:
Titanic Trumpeter 1/200: amzn.to/3ZSEQXP
KA MK1 Super Detail-up Kit: amzn.to/3D2iNUI

Hand drill: amzn.to/3Hxqu8h
Dremel: amzn.to/3kBMaah + amzn.to/3kt4MZH
Tools: amzn.to/3HmUgfx
Led strip: amzn.to/3XvRjPp
Soldering iron: amzn.to/3GWEHdf
Glue Gun: amzn.to/3J7Owb8

Backdrop stand: amzn.to/3Wt13IT + amzn.to/3WtalF4
Split system (magnetic lock): amzn.to/3ZSmp5x
Camera: amzn.to/3Da5Hor
Lens: amzn.to/3XutW94

All Comments (21)
  • @jujjuj7676
    Just so you know, I read once in a photography effects book that you can mix certain powders to break those bubbles up into smaller ones so it looks more real for macro shots.. If I find the mixture I'll link it..
  • @Mrs._Ukraine
    Bro the final result makes the ship feel bigger than it actually is. Amazing!
  • @leokimvideo
    The icing on the cake would have been to use a ultrasonic waves to set the water up as a better miniature environment. Would have assisted the effect without resorting to any CGI composites.
  • @bieneulm1982
    The screams of all these miniature figures while the ship was going down. Unforgetable...
  • Awesome work, it's impressing how realistic the water implosions through the portholes and vents look
  • bro im shocked at how you turned the original footage into all that! like, its amazing! very good work
  • @VFXManiac
    It doesn't look realistic, but it's interesting. I prefer miniatures to CGI. Good job!
  • @CJODell12
    That turned out way better than expected
  • The water seems to have too much surface tension. Well done.
  • @camf33
    Even as amateur.. nothing beats practical effects, that look and feel of physics cannot be matched. Look amazing.. great job!
  • Perfect video! Miss the days where good videos were under 5-10 minutes.
  • Absolutely mental. I'm currently building this kit with all the upgraded goodies and its crazy how real it looks. Keep doing these videos. Absolutely quality
  • @mrjoemarc
    You guys put so much effort to do this and i really appreciate this. This is so amazing!
  • OMG! That is absolutely amazing! Looks exactly like the scene from the movie!
  • @billyrice1056
    I wasn’t expecting the end result to look as good as it did based on the beginning. Something about the water at the end didn’t seem right though. The ripples/bubbles looked way too large. Just something about it didn’t seem realistic. Nonetheless, cool stuff!