The
generation that grew up playing modern video games is now making
media about war that reflects those influences, including in Syria,
where militias are producing sophisticated propaganda films employing
tropes from Western popular culture.
A recent
film produced by a militia group in Syria, Ahrar al-Sham, is a
particularly striking symbol of this new era of conflict footage.
Shot using camera-equipped drones and wearable GoPro video recorders,
the 15 minute film, entitled “Rage Wind,” documents part of a
recent rebel offensive against Syrian government forces near the city
of Aleppo.
The film
traces the experience of three different Ahrar al-Sham fighters
before, during, and after the battle. Employing a range of camera
techniques, the filmmakers provide point of view video footage from
individual fighters taking part in the battle, as well as overhead
drone video showing the battlefield at large. Experts on conflict
propaganda say that the animations, video insets, and camera angles
in the film reflect modern video game aesthetics more than the
formulaic propaganda of past conflicts.
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