Saving Private Ryan opening sequences
- Film and Production companies fade in/fade out. (2 seconds - 16 seconds)
- The name of the film fades in/fades out. ( 18 seconds - 24 seconds)
- American flag to represent the USA fades in/fades out. (26 seconds - 40 seconds)
- It then cuts in with a long shot of a old man walking with his family, this is a flashback as the start is the same as the end of the film. (41 seconds - 46 seconds)
- It then has a over should shot of the old man. (46 seconds - 50 seconds)
- After the over shoulder shot the camera moves around and shows him walking with his family at a medium close up, this shows the old mans emotions and feelings. (51 seconds - 54 seconds)
- A close up of the family is then shown after and then also has a very close up of his son taking a over shoulder shot with a camera. (54 seconds - 59 seconds)
- After a close up of his son it then has a medium close of his wife ( 1.02 seconds - 1.06 seconds)
- It then focuses on the old man and his emotions by using shots such as close ups, long shots and filming his walking has a great effect on the overall outcome. (1.07 seconds - 1.31 seconds)
- After it has focused on the old man it follows the family with a over shoulder shot so it can follow the elderly mans footsteps (1.33 seconds - 1.59 seconds)
In the opening of Saving Private Ryan I noticed that there were no titles or credits in the opening sequences, the film and production company were included at the start but no credits were shown. The reason that there was no titles or credits is that so many people died in the war, this is also the reason why the American flag is shown at the start and end of the film as it tells us how hard the American troupes worked for there country and makes the viewers think of how lucky we are to be here today. If the film included credits at the end of the film then the viewers would have started talking and left the cinema when the credits would have been showed, other then this the American flag was shown for a long period of time for the viewers to sit down and think of memorable times of the history in each there family.
