When Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan was released in 1998 it received critical acclaim for its depictions of the grim realities of war. For reason's only known to the Academy, the Oscar for Best Picture went to Shakespeare In Love, which - to put it frankly - was and remains bullshit.
Never-the-less there's little doubt about Saving Private Ryan historical accuracy, with veterans that watched the film saying it was the most accurate cinematic depiction of World War II they had seen. Veterans especially praised its first scene, which portrays the D-Day landings at Normandy.
From the filmmaking techniques to the creation of 3000 authentic uniforms, the war drama's beach is iconic. Now CineFix's Art of the Scene has shown how it was created in such a realistic way.
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To achieve a tone and quality that was true to the story as well as reflected the period in which it is set, Spielberg collaborated with cinematographer Janusz Kamiński.
Speaking about the depiction Spielberg has said: "Early on, we both knew that we did not want this to look like a Technicolor extravaganza about World War II, but more like colour newsreel footage from the 1940s, which is very desaturated and low-tech."
There's a reason they call Spielberg an all-time great.
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