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I thought I'd share this with anyone who's interested in the topic.
Last year, ITV announced that they'll be releasing a 4-part series on the Titanic, which will air next year for the 100th anniversary of the tragedy in April. The creater and the writer of the miniseries 'Titanic' is the same writer and creater of the hit period drama show 'Downton Abbey'. It's been getting a lot of attention world wide with over a dozen distribution countries from UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Portugal, Hungary, USA and Canada joining in on the project. It's cost over $15.4 million dollars to produce!!
The highly anticipated 4-part miniseries began production on May 9 in Budapest, Hungary.
ITV announced: "It will be an extraordinary re-telling of the doomed voyage, cleverly weaving action, mystery and romantic plots, and featuring both fictional and historical characters. From steerage passengers to upper class guests, all come together in an explosive and unforgettable finale. Each point of view culminates in a cliff-hanger, as the ship begins to flounder, building to an explosive conclusion that draws together all the stories. Viewers will be taken on a heart-wrenching journey through Titanic's last hours, as it's revealed which of the characters will survive, and which will not."
They've also built the biggest indoor tank in all of mainland Europe for the scenes shot in the water.
The project director even said "It's an incredible, evocative playing space. We have built a huge section of the ship that is jam-packed with a warren of rooms arranged to allow us a sense that we have the run of the ship. Once you enter the studio, it is like boarding the ship - you get a real sense of the space. We want to get to grips with how it really was to be confined in a tiny cabin in steerage - or effortlessly ensconced in a First Class stateroom."
Viewers look set to be in for a treat as production designer Rob Harris has created an extraordinary 2-tier set, housing a 60m promenade deck, 50m boat deck, 4 working lifeboats, 2 collapsible lifeboats, the ship's bridge and pursers' offices, stairways, 75m of interior corridors and over a dozen separate interior rooms.
What are your thoughts? Will you be watching this?
Last year, ITV announced that they'll be releasing a 4-part series on the Titanic, which will air next year for the 100th anniversary of the tragedy in April. The creater and the writer of the miniseries 'Titanic' is the same writer and creater of the hit period drama show 'Downton Abbey'. It's been getting a lot of attention world wide with over a dozen distribution countries from UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Portugal, Hungary, USA and Canada joining in on the project. It's cost over $15.4 million dollars to produce!!
The highly anticipated 4-part miniseries began production on May 9 in Budapest, Hungary.
ITV announced: "It will be an extraordinary re-telling of the doomed voyage, cleverly weaving action, mystery and romantic plots, and featuring both fictional and historical characters. From steerage passengers to upper class guests, all come together in an explosive and unforgettable finale. Each point of view culminates in a cliff-hanger, as the ship begins to flounder, building to an explosive conclusion that draws together all the stories. Viewers will be taken on a heart-wrenching journey through Titanic's last hours, as it's revealed which of the characters will survive, and which will not."
They've also built the biggest indoor tank in all of mainland Europe for the scenes shot in the water.
The project director even said "It's an incredible, evocative playing space. We have built a huge section of the ship that is jam-packed with a warren of rooms arranged to allow us a sense that we have the run of the ship. Once you enter the studio, it is like boarding the ship - you get a real sense of the space. We want to get to grips with how it really was to be confined in a tiny cabin in steerage - or effortlessly ensconced in a First Class stateroom."
Viewers look set to be in for a treat as production designer Rob Harris has created an extraordinary 2-tier set, housing a 60m promenade deck, 50m boat deck, 4 working lifeboats, 2 collapsible lifeboats, the ship's bridge and pursers' offices, stairways, 75m of interior corridors and over a dozen separate interior rooms.
What are your thoughts? Will you be watching this?
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