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Red chiffon dress of Titanic’s Rose fetches $330,000
MUMBAI: The red dress that Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) wore in Titanic has fetched $ 330,000 at a Hollywood auction.
The ‘Drama, Action, Romance – The Hollywood Auction‘ was witness to some contemporary memorabilia fetch eye-popping prices during the weekend, it is reported.
The exquisite red chiffon dress was designed by Deborah L Scott and took more than 1,000 hours to sew. This costume featured in one of the most memorable scenes of the film when Rose and Jack meet for the first time on the windswept deck of the Titanic.
It was originally sold by clothier J Peterman in 1998, the year after the hit film released.
Auctioneer Profiles in History described the dress was the only screen-used jump dress in private hands.
The top seller during the auction was the bow used by Legolas (Orlando Bloom) in the Lord of the Rings trilogy that sold for $ 372,000. The presale high estimate was $120,000. Orlando Bloom used the brown-painted composite plastic bow made in Weta‘s New Zealand workshop in all three films.
A screen-used X-Wing model from the first Star Wars movie in 1977 sold for $ 270,000 more than twice its high estimate of $ 120,000.
International
Utopai Studios unveils 4K three-minute video generation for PAI platform
New Story Agent and editing tools aim to streamline AI-led filmmaking workflows
MUMBAI: Utopai Studios has announced a major upgrade to its PAI storytelling AI platform, introducing what it claims is an industry-first capability to generate three-minute videos in 4K resolution, alongside enhancements to its Story Agent feature.
The update, rolling out from April 15, expands the platform’s capabilities across the filmmaking process, from early concept development to post-production. The company said the new features are designed to help filmmakers maintain continuity across characters, scenes and visual styles, a key challenge in AI-driven storytelling.
At the heart of the release is a next-generation model that enables more structured narrative development, allowing creators to move more seamlessly from idea to execution. With tools such as multi-shot sequencing and multi-turn editing, the platform aims to give both studios and independent creators greater control over complex storytelling workflows.
Commenting on the launch, Utopai Studios co-founder and CTO Jie Yang said, “The next phase of AI in media will not be defined by isolated tools, but by systems that can carry story, continuity and collaboration across the full creative process.” He added that the update is a step towards enabling more practical, end-to-end narrative development at a professional level.
Echoing this, Utopai Studios co-founder and chief scientific officer Zijian He said, “Generative video is opening the door to a new production model, where creative ambition is less constrained by traditional cost and complexity.” He noted that the platform combines multimodal models with iterative editing to give creators more speed, control and consistency.
The company said PAI is already being used in professional film and television productions, particularly in Hollywood, for tasks such as pre-visualisation, scene design and post-production refinements. The latest update adds features including improved voice options, character consistency, unlimited editing and more flexible asset management.
Utopai also emphasised that its models are not trained on copyrighted material, positioning the platform as a cleaner alternative for creators and rights holders navigating the evolving AI landscape.
As AI continues to reshape content creation, Utopai’s latest push signals a shift from standalone tools to integrated systems, aiming to make high-quality filmmaking faster, more flexible and increasingly accessible.
