Combat Veterans: The Draft

To understand and experience (feel) the way in which some may have entered the service and how that experience shapes their perceptions and experiences of being a veteran, an immersive recreation was the solution. The idea was to show, and feel, the sense of anticipation, having no control of one’s outcome, feelings of unfairness.

I filmed and produced a “live” TV broadcast of the draft. It was modeled from, and inspired by, actual tv footage of the Vietnam draft by storyboarding a version for the class, directing, filming and editing a draft lottery video broadcast.