Just one of many, many articles online on the 80th anniversary.
BBC article here.
BBC article here.
"Most of the explosive charges on that beach were real, so when they went off the beach shook."
In 1997, the usually peaceful Curracloe Beach in County Wexford was transformed into a scene of bloodshed and horror as Steven Spielberg recreated D-Day in Ireland...
Northern Ireland filmmaker Mark Huffam was Saving Private Ryan’s unit production manager and associate producer.
He said the sights and sound of that iconic beach scene, more than 20 minutes in length, were "terrifying" to witness.
"The brief from the get-go was: 'We want to make this look real'," Huffam told BBC News...
This meant only three special effects were used in the sequence, with real explosions and fire.
Some eight cameras were rolling at once, capturing the emotions of Hanks’ character as he watched the deaths of comrades unfold in a barrage of machine gun bullets, shells and sniper fire...
He reflected that Spielberg’s standard was “it has to be accurate”, even if it is difficult to fully depict what the real-life experience must have been.
"How do you get off that landing craft and into a hail of machine gun fire and shells landing all around you?" Huffam questioned...
The feeling after each day on set, he added, was: "Oh my God, we pulled that off."
He added: “The first time I saw it on a big screen I thought: 'Wow’.”..
In 1997, the usually peaceful Curracloe Beach in County Wexford was transformed into a scene of bloodshed and horror as Steven Spielberg recreated D-Day in Ireland...
Northern Ireland filmmaker Mark Huffam was Saving Private Ryan’s unit production manager and associate producer.
He said the sights and sound of that iconic beach scene, more than 20 minutes in length, were "terrifying" to witness.
"The brief from the get-go was: 'We want to make this look real'," Huffam told BBC News...
This meant only three special effects were used in the sequence, with real explosions and fire.
Some eight cameras were rolling at once, capturing the emotions of Hanks’ character as he watched the deaths of comrades unfold in a barrage of machine gun bullets, shells and sniper fire...
He reflected that Spielberg’s standard was “it has to be accurate”, even if it is difficult to fully depict what the real-life experience must have been.
"How do you get off that landing craft and into a hail of machine gun fire and shells landing all around you?" Huffam questioned...
The feeling after each day on set, he added, was: "Oh my God, we pulled that off."
He added: “The first time I saw it on a big screen I thought: 'Wow’.”..
