ZAC BROWN BAND AT SPHERE - FOLLOW WHAT YOU LOVE

THE VISUAL STORY

A massive dust storm sweeps across a red desert, its towering wall symbolizing the overwhelming weight of others’ expectations. Winds tear at a young boy clinging to a fence post, visually reminiscent of guitar frets, until he finally lets go. In that surrender lies transformation: instead of being destroyed, he floats upward through the parting storm. His ascent demonstrates that letting go of fear reveals a divine plan. Beneath us, the lake for “Same Boat.”

SONG (II): FOLLOW WHAT YOU LOVE

CONCEPT: LETTING GO

STUDIO: PRODIGAL PICTURES

CREATIVE DIRECTOR: BEN HURAND

DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR/WRITER: JOSH CHILDERS

SCRIPT

SONG "FOLLOW WHAT YOU LOVE"

  • SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM THE WORLD OF "HEAVY IS THE HEAD" INTO "FOLLOW WHAT YOU LOVE"

ACT 1 (THE COMING STORM) A MASSIVE DUST STORM SWEEPS ACROSS A RED DESERT, ITS TOWERING WALL SYMBOLIZING THE OVERWHELMING WEIGHT OF OTHERS’ EXPECTATIONS.

  • (SETUP) TOWERING DUST WALL FORMS ON THE HORIZON OF THE DEAD LANDSCAPE FROM HEAVY IS THE HEAD

  • (CLIMAX) AS THE DUST STORM ENGULFS THE BOY, HE GRABS ONTO A NEARBY FENCE TO WEATHER THE STORM

  • (RESOLUTION) THE FENCE RESEMBLING GUITAR FRETS IS YANKED, POST BY POST, INTO THE AIR.  AS IT'S PULLED UPWARDS, THE BOY HANGING ON  IS CARRIED UP WITH IT

ACT 2 (THE FIGHT) A YOUNG ZAC CLINGS DESPERATELY TO A FENCE (IMAG IS USED HEAVILY HERE)

  • (SETUP) IN THE STORM, THE VISIBILITY IS LOW, DARK RED HUES AND WAVEY TURBULENT DUST CLOUDS BILLOW ACROSS THE SCREEN (THE TURBULENT TEXTURES OF GUSTING DUST CLOUDS PROVIDE US WITH USABLE TRANSITIONAL OVERLAYS FOR IMAG SHOW)

  • (CLIMAX) WE SEE THE BOY HANGING ON WHIPPING IN THE WIND, AND OCCASIONALLY, WE FADE BETWEEN THIS IMAGERY AND ZAC'S PERFORMANCE ON IMAG

  • (RESOLUTION) IMAG SHOW CONTINUES

ACT 3 (LETTING GO)

  • (SETUP) BOY LETS GO OF THE FENCE 

  • (CLIMAX) BOY ROLLS AND FLIPS THROUGH THE DUST STORM AS HE'S LIFTED ABOVE IT- REVEALING WHAT SURPRISES AWAIT US WHEN WE LET GO OF OUR FEARS AND LET THE WINDS CARRY US AWAY

  • (RESOLUTION) AS DUST CLEARS BELOW, WE SEE A BLUE LAKE LANIER DURING A SUMMER DAY, SETTING OUR NEXT SCENE

  • SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM THE WORLD OF "FOLLOW WHAT YOU LOVE" INTO "SAME BOAT"

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