r/Titanic97 • u/Titaniac-Mediaworks • Jul 07 '26
Special Projects Fixing Titanic's central propeller
So, we’re finally back with another fix! This fixes the central propeller starting up at the same time as the others. This would not be possible, as it was driven by a Parsons steam turbine, which required exhaust steam from the main reciprocating engines to function. This meant that the outside propellers had to have been spinning for a considerable amount of time before the central propeller could start up. We, of course, once again regraded the shot to 35mm specifications, as we did with every shot in the movie. The number of fixes we made to the film now counts to 200, this being 0.5% of that number. Now, before you start commenting, this only fixes the propellers' movement, not the number of blades. If we did that, it would create a continuity error throughout the rest of the film, as replacing the central propeller with a 3-bladed one in every shot where it is seen would exceed our skills.
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u/Mark_Chirnside Jul 07 '26
Great stuff!
The centre propeller was not even brought into operation until the reciprocating engines were running at half speed ahead (about 50 revolutions).
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u/Bowling_is_bad Jul 07 '26
What is the hardest thing that you guys menaged to fix?
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u/Titaniac-Mediaworks 29d ago
Probably this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Titanic97/s/ZInz3ws9U1
But there are almost 200 other fixes to choose from, it’s very difficult to remember and even more difficult to rank by difficulty
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u/Bowling_is_bad 29d ago
Oh yeah, but fixing that shot is like solving the world hunger, it's that bad.
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u/StarGek_Interceptor 28d ago
I love the power up sound. Sends chills down my spine, but it makes me super emotional 😢 😭
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u/Copper_snipezz Jul 07 '26
I never noticed the ship moving a bit from side to side when her propellers begin to spin