Sunday, 11 December 2011

Film opening analysis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPA6kRuhKks

This is the infamous opening to the film "Saving Private Ryan"  which is a 1998 American war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was also directed by Steven Spielberg

Film conventions of the opening

  • Lots of diagetic sound is used in the opening, such as bullet sounds, breathing and the sound of action undernath in the water.
  • Introduced to the scene with a establishing shot of the Normany beach.
  • The main charecter receives lots of screen time, signify that he plays an important role in the film

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