To celebrate the UAE's 48th National Day, the UAE national anthem has been played in a number of countries around the world, with musical instruments that reflect the heritage and culture of each country.
A number of countries in the world played the national anthem of the UAE with its musical instruments, in the video of the national day, produced by «Expo Dubai 2020», and photographed by the Director of UAE Content Management at «Expo 2020 Dubai», director Nahla bin Fahd Al Muhairi, where the camera of the Emirati director on the sites Several sites in Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Britain, Russia, the Philippines, India, Norway and others, choosing different locations to embody a microcosm of the UAE, which brings together the cultures of the entire world, which is less than a year separated by the beginning of the event celebrating the heritage of man and culture, where the UAE will open its doors to welcome Millions.
Nahla Al Muhairi, speaking to Emirates Today, said: “This year's celebration will be even more remarkable because there is less than a year since the Expo Dubai 2020, and last year a special anthem was presented. In this video we toured the countries of the world, and a group of bands in the countries of the world played the UAE anthem, we wanted to see the world, and this idea to be presented From Expo, which is how to bring the world under one roof. ” Al Muhairi visited a number of countries to shoot video, including India, the Philippines, China, South America and Scandinavia, in addition to going to choose students from schools in the UAE to participate in singing the national anthem, and about the stages of preparation for work, she said: «The idea this year centered in the search for Excellence, playing the national anthem with the instruments of the countries we visited, carries a lot of challenge, so we have overcome the challenges by communicating with the concerned authorities, which facilitated matters of production and logistics to depict the work, which took nearly a month to complete. Al Muhairi chose the sites for photography, through her eagerness to convey the image of the country you are visiting with the musicians, so selected sites that can highlight the architectural face of each country, while in the UAE, photography was in the studio and in the desert. Al-Muhairi talked about the directive aspect, pointing out that the image that is keen to transfer is based on the viewer's enjoyment of what it presents, and how to move it from one country to another according to mixing in the footage, so that this transition is smooth, and occurs through music and smoothly, without the presence of any Kind of cacophony, as if the viewer travels on a journey with these countries. The band that played the anthem in the UAE was of different nationalities, and even the children selected were from multiple countries, while the approximate number of employees in front and behind the camera of a production team and children of more than 120 people, participated in the production and preparation. The Emirati director considered that the National Day is a source of pride for her and every Emirati, and participating in the work of the National Day is a source of pride for every Emirati, explaining that she seeks to provide the best that she has on this precious occasion, so when asked to put ideas for the National Day, she wanted to provide work It expresses the homeland, but differently. This is because the UAE embraces all cultures, nationalities and religions under one banner. The UAE is indeed a country of tolerance. The national anthem, the symbol of the national identity of the UAE, aims to reach the whole world. The UAE today has reached in all areas to the summit, through the great achievements, including the arrival of the first Emirati astronaut into space, there is pride in national identity and see it in the eyes of residents, and therefore We care to raise the name of the UAE high, and publish our arts and civilization. She pointed out that the message carried by (Expo) and the UAE, interested in informing visitors on culture, art and everything embraced by the state, and this intersects with the concept of tolerance. She concluded by stressing that «less than a year has left (Expo Dubai), and the hands of the UAE open to the world to participate and celebrate the heritage of man and progress, science, art and culture», explaining that «there are 173 days of luxury, learning and knowledge in the (Expo), and will be an experience to live Millions on the UAE.
Photography challenges
During the work, director Nahla Al Muhairi faced a number of challenges, including those associated with filming locations, in addition to the challenges of selecting the most prominent sites, pointing out that a number of sites were selected, but the climate and the conditions of access were not possible, noting that she wanted to capture some scenes of musicians from high mountains But it was not easy. In addition, video footage faced the choice of musicians in areas close to the filming locations, as the subject was not easy at all.
The filmmaker chose the filming locations in such a way that she could highlight the architectural face of each country.
Band and children of different nationalities played the anthem in the UAE.
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People involved in production and preparation.