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Dramatic Structure. Dramatic Structure: The plot structure of a play including the

exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution (or denouement). ...
Conflict: The problem or obstacles a literary character must overcome. Often a struggle
between opposing forces.

T itanic is a classic epic romance film where Jack and Rose two different poles of social
class fall in love on the ship during its ill-fated voyage. The film has both present and
past scenes and the story of past is narrated by Rose. Why? You’ll know when you read the
script.

Elements
Cast: Jack Dawson, Rose DeWitt Bukater, Cal Hockley, Ruth DeWitt Bukater, Brock Lovett,
Fabrizio.
Extras.
Cinematic scene.
Costume.

Script outline
Archive newsreel footage of TITANIC leaving for its maiden voyage.

Sequence A – Present (Exposition)

1) Lights descends in the deep. Small submarine ship.
The small submarine ship moves along the ocean floor. The rusted ship wreck of the great
ship appears. The two small submarine ships trail around it. Kicking up dust as they go.
Brock narrates melodramatically in the Ad. “We learn Titanic sank on April 15,1912. We
learn the ship rests 2100 meters beneath the ocean surface”. The submarine lands on the
deck, launch a Remote Operated Vehicle down into the remains of the ship.
The ROV moves through the ghostly interior, sending its video feed back to the submarine.
A second ROV moves inside. Its lights shine on various objects of the Titanic upper-class
area. Brock talks the ROV into a particular bedroom, “Hockley’s”. The ROV uses its arms to
lift some wreckage, revealing a closed safe. Brock: “It’s payday boys.”.
In the lab area, the submarines are built with state-of-the-art research vessels.
Crewmembers celebrate on deck as the safe is lowered to the ship, champagne popped
while a man cuts it open. Cameras watch as muddy water flows out of the safe and Brock
searches through the junk. His smile slowly fades as he realizes there’s nothing inside. A
man says, “No diamond?”.
Scientists clean off the old papers Brock pulled out of the safe. Brock tries to calm his
investors down, reassure them that he’ll find “the diamond”. Someone brushes off a
drawing of a beautiful young woman, she wears a giant diamond in her portrait dated “April
14, 1912”. This is the diamond Brock is looking for.
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2) An ancient woman sees a newscast of Brock and his drawing. Her granddaughter
turns up the television. The old woman sees the drawing: “I’ll be goddamned.”
(The old women is Rose)