Persuasive Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography-The Titanic

Kramer, P. (1998). Women first: ‘Titanic’ (1997), action adventure films and Hollywood’s

female audience. Historical Journal of Films, Radio, and Television, 18, 599-618.

This article was a peer-reviewed, academic article written by a professor at the

University of East Anglia. It explores the significance of the Titanic in regards to it

being an adventure film that drew a large female audience.

Making Titanic was extremely expensive and involved much hard work. According to a

1998 article from the Historical Journal of Films, Radio, and Television, Kramer stated

that the film had a 250-million-dollar budget. A full-sized replica of the ship was

constructed in Baja California, Mexico in a 17-million-gallon oceanfront tank. Cameron

assembled an expedition to dive to the wreck on the ocean floor to film footage that was

later used in the opening scenes of the movie.

Kramer (1998) reported that Titanic made approximately 600 million dollars in the

United States, making it the #1 movie of all time. Titanic was nominated for a record

eight Golden Globe Awards only a few weeks after its release, and won four.

For my purposes, the statistics found in Kramer's article will lend support to my

argument concerning the success of the film

Thresh, P. (1992). Titanic: The truth behind the disaster. New York, New York: Crescent

Books.

This book is about all the errors and tragedies that lead to the sinking of this great ship,

as well as the amazing story of her rediscovery and exploration. It contains old

engravings, color photos and diagrams. The first class dining room was the largest on

any liner; it could serve 500 passengers at one sitting. Other first class accommodations

included a squash court, swimming pool, library, barber’s shop, Turkish baths, and a

photographer’s dark room (Thresh, 1992)

For my purposes, the pictures will help me with descriptions as well as they could be

used as a visual aid.

Tibbals, G. (1997). The Titanic: The extraordinary story of the “unsinkable” ship.

Pleasantville, New York: Reader’s Digest.

This book gives specific details about the Titanic--it's size, the journey, materials, etc.

The Titanic was 882 feet long and weighed about 46,000 tons (Tibbals, 1997). Tibbals

(1997) also stated that the ship departed from Queenstown in Ireland at 1:30 pm on April

10th, 1912, destined for New York. The journey took a horrible turn when the ship struck

an iceberg and began to sink. As the ship went down, some passengers and crew

members were rescued.

For my purposes, the specifics will help me inform my audience about the Titanic.