{"id":6478,"date":"2016-10-31T20:45:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T03:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/?p=6478"},"modified":"2016-11-01T10:38:58","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T17:38:58","slug":"best-of-luck-with-the-wall-before-the-flood-and-we-are-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/best-of-luck-with-the-wall-before-the-flood-and-we-are-america\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Best of Luck with the Wall,&#8221; &#8220;Before The Flood,&#8221; and &#8220;We Are America&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know what the entire U.S.-Mexico border looks like? Director Josh Begley wanted to show all 1,989 miles of it through satellite imagery in a six-minute film called &#8220;Best of Luck with the Wall.&#8221; It&#8217;s a subject referencing one politician&#8217;s claim of making a great wall along this very path, which is full of desert, mountains, rivers, and more &#8212; like an existing border fence.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Field of Vision - Best of Luck with the Wall\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/189015526?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can also read an interview with the director on <a href=\"https:\/\/fieldofvision.org\/interview-with-josh-begley\">Field of Vision<\/a> with culture critic Eric Hynes. There&#8217;s also an article by the director on <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2016\/10\/26\/best-of-luck-with-the-wall\/\">The Intercept<\/a> that talks about technicalities, like the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffmpeg.org\/\">ffmpeg<\/a> to automate the stitching together of 200,000 images.<\/p>\n<p>Director: Josh Begley<br \/>\nMotion Graphics Editing: Jonah Greenstein<br \/>\nOriginal Score: Jace Clayton (aka <a href=\"http:\/\/www.negrophonic.com\/\">DJ \/rupture<\/a>) and Andy Moor<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartoonbrew.com\/cartoon-brew-pick\/best-luck-wall-josh-begley-144145.html\">CartoonBrew<\/a> for the initial heads up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dash\" src=\"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/images\/icons\/dash.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>National Geographic released today a feature-length documentary &#8220;Before the Flood&#8221; on YouTube for free for a short period of time.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=90CkXVF-Q8M<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re also doing a hashtag promotion where getting the word out about the film helps calculate a benefactor&#8217;s donation to the cause: &#8220;For every use of #BeforeTheFlood across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%23beforetheflood\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/beforetheflood\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/beforetheflood\/\">Instagram<\/a> between October 24 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c November 18, 21st Century Fox and National Geographic will together donate $1 to <a href=\"http:\/\/ocean.nationalgeographic.com\/ocean\/explore\/pristine-seas\/\">Pristine Seas<\/a> and $1 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcs.org\/\">Wildlife Conservation Society<\/a>, up to $50,000 to each organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Director: Fisher Stevens<br \/>\nWriter: Mark Monroe<br \/>\nCinematographer: Antonio Rossi<br \/>\nMusic: Mogwai, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Gustavo Santaolalla<br \/>\nEditing: Brett Banks, Geoffrey Richman, Abhay Sofsky, and Ben Sozanski<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dash\" src=\"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/images\/icons\/dash.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back on July 4, professional wrestler John Cena was the face of a &#8220;We Are America&#8221; campaign focused on inclusivity to all people. The campaign was for <a href=\"http:\/\/lovehasnolabels.com\/\">Love Has No Labels<\/a>. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/johncena\/videos\/10153584038176498\/\">post<\/a> on Facebook summed it up nicely: &#8220;Celebrate the diversity that makes America, America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Cena Love Has No Labels &quot;We Are America&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IApvU6SMq-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Client: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adcouncil.org\/\">Ad Council<\/a><br \/>\nAgency: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rga.com\/\">R\/GA<\/a><br \/>\nProduction Company: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjz.com\/\">MJZ<\/a><br \/>\nDirector: <a href=\"http:\/\/rockymorton.com\/\">Rocky Morton<\/a><br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Emma Wilcockson<br \/>\nLine Producer: Larry Shure<br \/>\nDirector of Photography: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidlanzenberg.com\/\">David Lanzenberg<\/a><br \/>\nEditorial: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niceshoes.com\/work\/love-has-no-labels?dept=color-and-finishing\">Rock Paper Scissors<\/a><br \/>\nEditor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rgbdan.com\/\">Dan de Winter<\/a><br \/>\nOriginal Music: Human\/ Phillip Glass<br \/>\nColor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niceshoes.com\/directors\/chris-ryan-colorist\">Nice Shoes, Chris Ryan<\/a><br \/>\nFlame: Nice Shoes,Jason Farber<br \/>\nMix: Nylon Studios, Dave Robertson<br \/>\nMusic Supervision: wool and tusk<\/p>\n<p>(For additional agency credits, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/adfreak\/john-cena-defines-patriotism-brilliantly-remarkable-ad-fourth-july-172366\">AdWeek<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know what the entire U.S.-Mexico border looks like? 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