War Films
War as a concept and theme is something that has been recently exposed to me once again and continues to be around me. War as a genre Decpits war as the center focus of the story being told. In the film, War has been in the biggest film names such as Saving Private Ryan, 300, and 1917. Typically depicting wars from history, each story becomes uses a harsh and realistic setting to shows the horrors of the past. They also bring typically bring a psychological element in which characters are forced to interact with the harsh environment. It truly becomes a case study of the effects of war on all different levels: Personal, Social, political.
My Exposure To War In Media
MUSIC
As mentioned, War as a genre has been recently around the media I take in. One of the biggest depictions of war I Was first exposed to was Deathcore Band, Shadow Of Intent's Record release of Elegy. The album is written to describe the different events, in history, that was ravaged by war. This included the album eluding to The Ardennes Offensive of 1944, The Red Famine, and Other Topics relating to war as a topic
In terms of metal, the album can be thematically compared to Fit For An Autopsy's Sea Of Tragic Beast. Both Albums are heavily impacted by the discussion of war, each with their own perspective as Shadow Of Intent's album takes a more historical perspective whereas Fit For An Autopsy focuses on the individual and psychological effects of war.
FILM
Of course, this would not be a concept, let alone a project if it wasn't for the influx of war films I have seen in recent times. Even from the first film (Which was Saving Private Ryan) I had watched to be reintroduced to the genre, I sought to study the genre and its conventions. Whether they were Films about the world wars, to the Somalian conflict in the early 90s, each of them had something to offer such as the uses of long, open shots Portraying isolation and uncertainty; as well as tight close-ups of characters facing harsh environments.
Along with the larger films I had seen, I had also seen documentaries of Steven Speilberg's amateur films depicting war, that would ultimately lead to the birth of Saving Private Ryan. I felt inspired by his innovative uses to depict war is many different fronts to tell a captivating story.
How Will This Be Used In My Project
When it Comes to the creation of this project, I realize the limitations of creating a film opening on war. However, after viewing some pieces and understanding the themes that surround war from a story perspective, it brings me the confidence to use the planned environment in creating a war-torn landscape that the character must face. This becomes inspired by the likes of Dunkirk and 1917 where both war films use setting at the main antagonist towards the characters. Even though the intro can an audience learn so much about a character with how they interact with the world around them, even if it's a world plagued with battle.
--LUISIII
(Lone Survivor)
(1917)
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