Title:40 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES IN AFGHANISTAN, NOVEMBER 2007 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 270
Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Summary: Scenes at Observation Post Sparrowhawk West, where members of 40 Commando are posted.
Description: Various weapons are fired at targets in the valley below (seen burning): these include a 50 calibre heavy machine gun, a mortar and two Javelin missiles. (The mortar is not seen, although the impacts in the valley below are clearly visible.) Various cameraman can be seen, including Sergeant Hewitt (in reflection), Sergeant Daz Joyce (who is wearing a helmet camera) and Lieutenant Branard (Royal Marines Video Production Unit cameraman).
ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET
The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets:
TC In TC Out Description
00:00 00:10 Reflection shot of Sgt Hewitt
00:10 01:00 Reflection shot of Sgt Daz Joyce in Javelin
01:00 01:18 HMG
01:18 04:15 MFC (Army)
04:15 05:26 View of ground from OP smoke & flames
05:26 07:57 HMG firing single shot (Lt Barnard filming in shot) ****
07:57 0833 Looking down HMG barrel firing (PO Gibson & Lt Barnard in shot) ****
08:33 09:00 Cutaway HMG rounds ****
09:00 12:20 Mortar strike (used by BBC) ****
12:20 14:05 HMG firing burst (with cut a way barrel)
14:05 17:22 Javelin spotting Sgt Joyce
17:22 1748 Javelin fires
17:48 18:10 Bugler
18:10 19:05 Javelin fires 2 (used by BBC) ****
19:05 19:22 HMG
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company)
Hewitt, Mark (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, 40 Commando (regiment/service)
Keywords: Kajaki, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography)
British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event)
Royal Marines (theme)
Afghanistan post-2001 (theme)
