National Geographic’s teasers for The Long Road Home start at the end of the story, showing viewers the aftermath of the events that unfold in the true-life based limited series.
Creators went conceptual with the storytelling, showing a bullet-strew ground, damaged vehicles, the ominous phone call a loved one receives at home, the meaningful knock of uniformed men at the door, the framed photos of a funeral memorial. Each vignette ends with the tagline “It was supposed to be a routine patrol.”
The Long Road Home tells the true story of April 2, 2004, what the Army calls Black Sunday, when The First Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood that was ambushed in Sadr City, Iraq, on the fourth day of their peacekeeping deployment. Based on the book of the same name by Martha Raddatz, it focuses on both the battle that ensued and the struggle of loved ones at home.
The quiet, intense moments of the teasers wet a cinematic tone for the series.
The spots seek to immerse the viewer in the aftermath moments that speak to some of the themes of the show, leaving the audience wondering what’s happened and wanting to see more, National Geographic says.
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CREDITS
National Geographic
EVP Creative - Chris Spencer
SVP Creative - Andy Baker
VP Design - Brian Everett
Writer/Creative Director - Tyler Korba
Sr Project Manager - Leah Wojda
Ignition
Creative Director - Wayne Watson
Producer - Marc Jensen
Associate Producer - Matt Wizan
Editors - Ben Holmes, Reina Holtzman, Soren Krabbe, Mike Martinez
Defacto Sound
Sound Design & Mix
Variable &
Director - Steve Hoover
Director of Photography - Jeremy Benning, Dustin Lane
Head of Production - Alex Friedman
Executive Producer - Tyler Ginter
Line Producer - Paige DeMarco
Production Supervisor - Morgan Bentz, Alex Fedolak, Buttons Pham
Production Coordinator - Alexandra Lowman
Art Director - Allen Glover, Joseph Sciacca
Leadman - Brad Burke
Set Decorator - Jack Colmenero, George Dishner
Props Marc - Dabrusin
Locations - Chris Cantu, Joey Hudgins
1st AC - Adam Schwartz, Sebastian Vega
2nd AC - Erin Mainwaring, Sam Pearcy
Loader - Beca Rodriguez
DIT - Jeff Levine
Mini CL Head Operator - Joe Datri
Steadicam Op - Michael Ditch
Gaffer - Rob Janecka, Tom Shin
Best Boy Electric - Will Penson, Colin Scherr
Lamp Operator - Ian Reese
Key Grip - Wes Ahl, Rich Bond
Dolly Grip - Zane Streater, Steve Urban
Best Boy Grip - Anil Gonnabathula, Phillip Renke
Rigging Grip - Robert Hicks
Grip - Susie Andersen, Anthony Damazio, Adam Flores, Richard Nance
SPFX Tech - Matt Kutcher
VTR - Chris Cudd, Garret Danks
Wardrobe Stylist - Christina Facundo
Script Supervisor - Lisha Johnson, Ty Johnson
Picture Car - Ronnie Reeves
Transportation - Greg Faucett, Mike Hitch
Craft Service - Charlie Silverman
Key Set PA - Derek Franzese
PA - James Goolsby, Gabe Leal, Joe Lee, Jeremy Minten, John Shields, Tom Stuart, Jordan Tunnell, Kevin Weakley
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