"Take that beach" without music
- added January 7, 2008
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- davidmendez01
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*This version is minus music*
I am a veteran of Operation enduring freedom 06-07 and filmmaker
As a former soldier in a combat zone, I can tell you that I had a easier time dealing with the idea of dying than thinking of what would happen if I came back home damaged.
I would rather die quickly in a explosion but I knew there were many outcomes in a IED attack. One of them was losing my legs and this was my greatest fear.
While I was downrange in Afghanistan I saw a photo of an amputee (double, above the knee) sitting next to a surfboard on the beach. I was amazed, here was a vet who lost his legs yet overcame his physical limitations and surfed!!! It changed me profoundly. I was able to deal with my fear and I swore on that day that if I made it back alive, I would shoot a documentary on this and other veterans stories.
Here is the trailer/short I shot for the surf camp and this story is continuing...
contact info:
davidmendez01@gmail.com
http://web.mac.com/davidmendez01
I am a veteran of Operation enduring freedom 06-07 and filmmaker
As a former soldier in a combat zone, I can tell you that I had a easier time dealing with the idea of dying than thinking of what would happen if I came back home damaged.
I would rather die quickly in a explosion but I knew there were many outcomes in a IED attack. One of them was losing my legs and this was my greatest fear.
While I was downrange in Afghanistan I saw a photo of an amputee (double, above the knee) sitting next to a surfboard on the beach. I was amazed, here was a vet who lost his legs yet overcame his physical limitations and surfed!!! It changed me profoundly. I was able to deal with my fear and I swore on that day that if I made it back alive, I would shoot a documentary on this and other veterans stories.
Here is the trailer/short I shot for the surf camp and this story is continuing...
contact info:
davidmendez01@gmail.com
http://web.mac.com/davidmendez01
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- davidmendez01
- 9 months ago
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Good work David. What type of music are you thinking to use?
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- usumacinta
- 9 months ago
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I set the film like this because I had copyrighted music on it. The other upload has the music that I had originally used. That would be the style that I would go with.
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- davidmendez01
- 9 months ago
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I look forward to seeing this on Current TV.
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