Summary of the opening 2-5 minutes The film begins by showing an older man, a war time veteran visiting the grave yard of the fallen soldiers who fought and died in World War II with his family. As he stumbles through the graves he finds the grave which makes him think back to the war, causing a flash back to appear, presenting the D-Day invasion. The landing boats hit the French beaches and the Germans try to fight back resulting in thousand of deaths to American soldiers until the reach the defensive area allowing them to break the German offensive and successfully invade.
Locations: Normandy, where the large military grave yards are located. Normandy Beaches during the invasion on France.
Characters: The old man who is unknown at the beginning of the film. The old mans family. Captain John H. Miller is seen on one of the landing boats during the invasion along with Sgt. Mike Horvath providing orders to the men. As the invasion pushes up the beach you get introduced to the soldiers which will become the main characters; Pvt. Richard Reiben Pvt. Daniel Jackson Pvt. Stanley Mellish Pvt. Adrian Caparzo T-5 Medic Irwin Wade.
Editing: On the beach, short sharp cuts between each shot occur to bring the pace up to Fit the environment and the surroundings. Whereas in the graves the editing is Much slower paced between cuts.
Use of sound: Gun shots, fizzes under water Explosions Sand spraying Metal pinging Trumpets screaming and shouting of soldiers. Waves crashing As subject falls under water sound becomes “slurred” and ringing begins. Audience: The target audience for this film is of an older age, those who know about the war and those who are interested in history.
Large use of sounds to fit the scenes and add that extra feel to the film. An interesting opening which catches the viewers attention making them want to keep watching.
Titles: The titles are seen right at the very beginning of the film, before anything else is shown. There presented right in the middle of the screen in a “Times New Roman” style font, in white and underlined with an all black background making it look very serious.
Camerawork: The camerawork at the beginning of the film tracks the old man making things seem very slow and makes the walk towards the grave even longer. On the beach the camera follows the soldiers push up towards the enemy in a shaky motion to make the bombing and the shooting is effecting the camera, making it seem even more realistic. When the subject falls under the water, the camera follows him jumping up and below the water to grab the effect the subject is going through.
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