Category: SPR
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Shock in War Films: Saving Private Ryan
Shock can be created in films through a variety of different techniques in order to elicit a specific response in an audience. This can be done in order to set up the tone of a film, Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan is a particularly strong example of using sudden action to create shock. This…
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SPR: Miller, Upham and Jackson elicit emotional response
The end sequence of Speilberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan subjects an audience into a deeply personal conversation between Miller and Ryan as the diegetic sound of fire crackling adds to the authenticity, vintage French music is playing from a distant record player, adding a surreal aspect, although this seems overlooked as we prioritize our…