OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 385
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: The Royal Marines in Pristina.
  • Description: Further scenes from Operation Trojan South, as Royal Marines ambulances set off, driving through Pristina and passing near the Palace of Youth and Sport. In Serbian villages, medical centres (as seen on previous tape) are revisited. Scenes at the Royal Marines Commando Logistic Corps base at Murphy Lines, west of Pristina: a large articulated water tanker has become wedged in the gateway, and has to be dragged aside by an 8-tonne lorry. Sign "OPTRONICS ES COY": inside, a black soldier carries out soldering work on a piece of electronics. Shots of the ECE Station and iterior of vehicles. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) workshops: maintenance is carried out on a variety of vehicles. Exercise in treating a "casualty" (with an injured arm) by members of the Medical Squadron. ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets: TIME DESCRIPTION 00:00 BARS (T/c break) eastern block helicopter 00:09 W/s from vehicle moving facing rear 00:20 W/s town static 00:27 W/s from moving vehicle through town 01:19 W/s KFOR ambulance 01:43 W/s from vehicle moving facing rear 02:24 W/s of moped man in town 02:34 W/s of KFOR ambulance moving through town 05:37 Break in t/c 00:01 Inside surgery? (drop out) 00:17 Various shots in surgery 01:38 C/u of KFOR ambulance out to wide 01:54 C/u of notice board outside mil location surgery to wide tractor passing 02:19 W/s of military personnel with locals 04:00 W/s of medic with kids and dog at fence 04:10 L/s of LCpl martin hard at work 04:24 W/s of surgery to zoom in 04:51 L/s of woman leaving surgery 05:33 M/s of medics in rear of ambulance 05:47 M/s of people walking down road 05:55 W/s of civvies getting in to ambulance 06:23 W/s of house with ambulances at side 06:41 Helicopter ( drop out) 06:49 W/s of house with ambulances at side 07:35 Break in t/c 00:00 Tanker stuck in gateway 00:35 8 ton-ner pulling tanker sideways 01:22 Tanker reversing 02:35 C/u of “Op Trances ES Coy” sign out wide 03:05 PUU FOCUS BARB WIRE – BUILDING x2 03:28 Various shots of ES coy location 06:09 Commando Logs sign room out to set up 07:12 Inside vehicles 09:00 W/s warrior moving past in depot 09:55 W/s warrior reversing into workshop 10:14 REME working on engine 11:33 W/s inside workshops KFOR sign on vehicles 11:56 W/s choppy in workshop 12:36 Bcu choppy using circular saw 13:07 W/s REME lifting engine pan around to others working on Vehicle 13:53 C/u REME working on wheel axle 14:11 REME lowering engine 14:31 Back of truck 14:32 Welding on bench 14:46 Bcu of defender badge out wide to VOR land rover 14:53 Ranks moving around location 16:09 M/s of simulated casualty 17:34 Patrol dealing with casualty 21:10 W/s Doctor debriefing 21:34 General shot of Marines around camp 22:30 Tape end
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 385
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 385)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2000-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company) Martin, Jim (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Commando Logistics Regiment, Medical Squadron (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Pristina, Kosovo (geography) Murphy Lines, Pristina, Kosovo (geography) Kosovo intervention (event) Balkans post-1991 (theme) Royal Marines (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 30; Running time: 22 mins
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