Behind the Scenes: Titanic’s Freezing Water Effect (1997) Did you know? 🧐 This behind-the-scenes clip shows how the Titanic film crew realistically created the “freezing water” look during the sinking scenes. Instead of CGI, the makeup team used layers of gel, glycerin, and setting products on the actress portraying Rose to make her hair appear soaked, stiff, and frozen from the icy North Atlantic. The effect was carefully maintained between takes to keep continuity and realism on camera. James