I have decided to shoot the band performance in a room to contrast the forest and use cross dissolved images of the graveyard in the background to create a link between the narrative and performance. The music video is fast paced and so the imagery should match that. If I do this it gives me more freedom to experiment with different scenes in the background and adds more movement to the steady long shots of the band playing.
Having the band play in a room makes an urban link between the soldiers and civilians, an urban link gives the audience a sense of how close war can be to them, especially as many training facilities are close to towns and cities. So this shows the audience that war affects them, despite being far away from the action and this reinforces the antiwar theme.
War is close to us in Norfolk considering the number of air bases we have around here. Some of the military stuff has just come back from our military interference in Libya. Any stills of air bases in and around Norfolk would add an edge of authenticity to your production. Also note that historically young men have been used as cannon fodder in wars. Mind you it is civilians who suffer the greatest casualties in modern war.
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