Remembrance Day Videos

There are three videos that are too be reflected on. Bryan Adams Remembrance day video, Soldier's cry by Roland Majeau, and A Pittance of Time. All of the three video’s commemorate remembrance day. These three videos all tell us that “a picture is worth a thousand words” as all three videos have picture of soldiers fighting, risking their lives on every second they are on the battlefield or trenches making the world a better place although some can not even see the world that they have made better. The first remembrance day video is Bryan Adams Remembrance day video. At first, the video shows many victoria crosses, the highest award in the United Kingdom. This symbolises bravery and sacrifice as these are given out to the most heroic soldiers.
The cameras show soldiers marching in usion to the battlefield. The camera also shows soldiers charging into the battlefield as mines take some of them down. This shows how dangerous war could be as one out of every fifteen people get blown up by landmines. The video has only photos of soldiers faces but when the photos disappear, the video shows a victoria cross showing that these soldiers had sacrificed and lot and are full of courage and bravery, however they have left out video clips of grief over fallen soldiers since it would not match the happy mood of the singer’s voice. Bryan Adams sings “One day soon, you’ll know we will be free” matches the videos as the video delivers a message that we will someday be free of war and be at complete peace. This video is more suited for the kid to teen section as it does not show much death and shows more happiness which will not scare kids memories, however it did not really bring out a message as it was filled too much with joy and did not bring out the consequences of the war.
The second remembrance day video is Soldiers cry by Roland Majeau.
At first the video shows words, telling us that some soldiers fighting to make the world a better place may not even see the better place they have created as they are in extreme danger. It makes the mood of the viewer go solem as the words sink through them. A newspaper is shown saying that since Britain has declared war, essentially Canada has also declared war. This also makes the message sink in that some people have to participate in the war even if they don’t want to. The video has left out videos clips since the pictures make you think about the soldiers who risked their lives in the battlefield while a video would show someone what is happening. The camera sometimes show close-ups of people crying in front of coffins. This makes the viewer think of the consequences of war as almost anything could happen. The chorus of the song in the background repeats the same phrase many times, “the soldiers cry o'Canada” as the video shows pictures of people commemorating fallen soldiers which matches as the the chorus implies that the soldiers are crying or commemorating their fallen friends who died in war. The video did succeed bringing a message to any audience that war could be life or death, success or failure, and happiness and sadness. One of the pictures shows a tombstone with “they died that we might live”. This represents death so that some might live. Wreaths are also shown which symbolizes commemoration as wreaths are used to
commemorate.
The last video is A Pittance of Time. Unlike the other two videos, this video is a short skit. The camera shows people bowing their heads down as the old version of the man that did not bow his head down sings. The camera tends to close up on the little girl. As it closes up on the people commemorating the fallen soldiers, it almost makes the reader also want to bow their head down. As the soldiers come into view, it makes the viewer think of what these soldiers have been through which puts the viewer in a solemn mood. This video included veterans walking through the mall and creatively shows clips of them fighting in the war through the security camera screen. However, the only one speaking is the older version of the rude man as everyone is silent. This creates the effect of the two minutes of silence. The music is the base blocks of the video as the singer makes the viewer know what is happening. The singer says “take two minutes, won’t you mind” which is the narration of the video as it shows why the people are suddenly bowing their heads down. This video clip is more meant for kids and teens as adults are mature and they would normally be silent for two minutes if they are told to do so as kids and teens may not do so.