Maeve Hamill Media

Saving Private Ryan TITLES- The opening scene contains plain and simple text simply stating the name of the film. MUSIC-  the music in the opening titles is sounds like one you would relate to milatary style. It is orchestral with trumpets being quite significant. It creates the immediate feel of an army orientated film.  SHOT TYPES - various shots of the american & french flag (just A in Iblack and white in first shot then both in colour after), shot on an elderly man who is visually upset surrounded by family, in awe of the amount of crosses representing the lost soldiers, shot pans into the air following him showing the vast amount of crosses, long shot of the crosses , close up with names on crosses. Close up into mans eyes , instrumental music fades into sound of the sea and scene fades into the next which is taken on the water. MISE EN SCENE - Without watching much more than the first 5 minutes you already know that the movie will be based around the army/mili...