The epic demo from LONDON CALLING: COMBAT ROCK!!

The next London Calling is 1 August.  Still a month away...  who can wait that long??

Read on to find out the ingredients of this media mash-up...

The vintage combat footage is from the war montage in the beginning of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.

The helicopter gunships and pilot silhouettes are clips from Apocalypse Now.  The "ravers" are actually rioting ape slaves from Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, the fourth film in the Planet of the Apes series. The fire dancer is also from that movie.  It's actually a very short clip (about a second) of a rioting ape running through burning streets. But when this clip is cropped and looped it appears to be some kind of fire-dancing raver.  This particular clip is one I often return to in the more intense moments of a Dj's set.
The Apocalypse Now material was only used on that night.  Also the head-shot Skull logo icon was created from various graphics animated in After Effects.  This unique elements was specifically made to be seen on the night of Combat Rock and has never been used again.   
The explosions are from Apocalypse Now and Road Warrior  and these I sometimes use during other London Calling events... Electro is often screaming out for explosions, and I aim to deliver!  
One image that has become a staple of London Calling is the flying body clip.  It's a clip of a particularly violent crash in Road Warrior.  In this crash, an armored dune buggy smashes against a giant boulder, sending the driver flying through the air.  As a kid I loved this movie and this was a crash that always fascinated me.  I've wondered since the first time I saw it whether the stunt man was killed or not during the filming.  It looks like a lethal crash to me.  The high contrast in the clip allows me to key out the sky and render the tumbling figure as a silhouette of pure, pulsating intensity.  I usually put this visual up towards the end of the night when Jules and Mike are team Dj-ing the hard-core fans' favorite disco/electro tracks. With the MIDI controller, I can keep the figure spinning in mid-air until the track (and the crowd) climaxes.

 For the next London Calling, head on out to Warehouse 702 on Aug 1st to experience an unforgettable night of aural and visual mayhem!