OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 43) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION AGRICOLA IV, KOSOVO, 2000-2001 (TAPE 43) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 424
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Activities of 45 Commando Group Royal Marines in Pristina, Kosovo.
  • Description: Royal Marine accommodation at Slim Lines, including interior of gymnasium and exterior shots of corrimec huts and wooden walkways; "XL Leisure Club" is visible. Royal Marines set up a satellite dish and link it to equipment inside a BV 206 vehicle; interior of BV shows operators at work (doorway is protected by a tent). Storage area: mobile crane and JCB heavy duty forklift move ISO containers and their contents. Vehicle maintenance area. Wreked KFOR Land Rover is seen. DROPS vehicle has its hydrauliv lift repaired. Land Rover is filled with petrol. Preparation of food in field kitchen. Headquarters of Z Company, 45 Commando (with its traditional Zulu iconography), in village north of Pristina. Marine on guard; panning shots of the local area. Interview with Brian Simpson, Labour MEP for the North West of England, who is visiting Z Company on a fact-finding trip. Delegation from the American Forces Press Service (AFPS) visit Z Company 45 Commando troops in a village outside Pristina; they talk to local children and watch RM activities. They are also given a tour of parts of Pristina, visiting the National Library, the unfinished Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savious, and blocks of flats. They also witness a minor incident with an angry local driver. ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets: TIME DESCRIPTION 00:00 BARS 00:30 Pan around gym showing what equipment there is 01:22 Close up of row of rowing machines 01:37 XL leisure club sign on building moves right to show walk ways to other buildings 02:04 Close up of demolished building pans out to show green buildings and walk ways 02:23 People walking along walk ways then pan right to XL leisure club sign 02:50 2 marines adjusting large satellite dish 03:12 BV 206, pan right to see tent and dish, demolished building in background 03:39 Marine using computer equipment 04:07 2 marines adjusting dish 04:39 Close up of sat dish 04:50 KFOR crane moving a crate 05:53 KFOR fork lift truck moving stuff 06:31 MP and 2 others locking containers doors 06:55 KFOR forklift truck moving about 07:16 KFOR Land Rover up of its broken wind screen, pans out to rest of vehicle which is a bit bashed up 07:46 KFOR vehicle getting fixed 08:26 Close up on VM doing something with vehicle 08:45 2 personnel one of them hammering a pin in a hydraulic 09:39 Marine screwing screws into base of wooden sigh 10:39 Demolished building, Land Rover driving away from it 10:54 2 marines filling red Land Rover with petrol 12:37 Chefs getting food ready 14:33 Front gate of camp (45 Cdo) 14:45 Close up of corps flag pan out to front gate 15:08 Close up of Zulu coy hut, pan out to include KFOR vehicle 15:30 Close up of Zulu coy hut, pan out to include KFOR vehicle (again) 15:59 Zulu coy, sentry hut with Zulu coy sign on it 16:12 Landscape shot of snowy hill etc, pan left to z coy 16:36 Marine on guard duty, pan left to football field 17:08 Standing outside Zulu Company chatting 17:24 Brian Simbon from the European parliament being interviewed 18:36 AFPS people walking down the street away from camera 18:43 AFPS bods talking to local kids 19:11 AFPS bods walking around town wit mnes and locals 20:00 Mne talking to people from AFPS 20:44 Woman from AFPS talking to local kids 21:16 AFPS in a group talking 21:27 45 cdo base, pan out to AFPS bods outside it talking 21:43 Mne talking to AFPS bods 22:03 Z coy picture board against wall 22:13 Mnes getting into back of 4 tonner 22:33 4 tonner driving off onto main road 23:09 Mne washing his boots off 23:19 Close up of boots 23:24 RM capt briefing AFPS bods in a room 27:20 AFPS bods having a guided tour of the city by RM capt 29:30 RM capt gives a smally talk then carrys on showing AFPS bod around 31:43 Mne inside his hut (guard duty)? 31:53 Close up of map, pan out to guard in hut 32:14 Looking up at tall building, turn around to see guards on duty 32:30 AFPS party coming out of building 32:43 AFPS party walking across waste ground 32:54 Civvi car driving towards camera, flats in back ground 33:04 Top of stair way in flats lots of grafiti 33:13 Kids on swings in middle of estate 33:24 AFPS bods with RM on landing in flats 33:34 Close up of 3 kids (boys) 33:47 RM talking to AFPS people in car park before they move off 34:22 RM and AFPS bods around local covvis and their car, looks like they have done something to upset RM ? 34:51 RM explaining what just happened to the AFPS END OF TAPE
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 424
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 424)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2001-01-23
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company) Kukor Morgan, Lee (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, 45 Commando, Z Company (regiment/service) American Forces Press Service (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: 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: 34 mins
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