BRITISH SUPPORT UNIT (BSU), BAGHDAD, 9 DECEMBER 2005 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BRITISH SUPPORT UNIT (BSU), BAGHDAD, 9 DECEMBER 2005 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1134
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Activities of the British Support Unit (BSU) Baghdad featuring the Royal Irish Regiment, including: Road move to BIAP (Baghdad International Airport): map briefing on bonnet of Land Rover, scenes inside and from top cover during the journey (informal interview with Corporal Rob Knight, Irish Guards), scenes at unloading bay after journey. Soldiers pose for group photographs: one group poses for various shots with a small Christmas tree at Baghdad Palace, second group poses with three star officer (described as Iraqi but wearing US-pattern desert camouflage). Patrol in Snatch Land Rovers, during which soldiers pose for photographs with their Iraqi counterparts outside the Iraqi Ministry of Defence Building. Patrol driving into headquarters in the Green Zone and at unloading bay at BSU. Soldiers (R IRISH) keep watch in sangar overlooking the city; also shots of a GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun). Members of the Combat Camera Team carrying out work on laptop computers in their office.
  • Description: SHOTSHEET (copied, without amendment, from accompanying Defence Media Operations Centre computer disc): START 00:30:00 CU Soldiers face in back of vehicle 01:28:00 CU of gloved hand holding rifle by flash eliminator. 01:44:00 MS platoon leaders discussing route to Baghdad international. 02:11:00 MS platoon leaders discussing route to Baghdad international and tilt to map. 02:34:00 Soldiers waiting to move out as top cover 02:45:00 View out of snatch rear window as patrol snakes through road blocks. 05:13:00 CU soldier on top cover as vehicle moves through the green zone. 06:06:00 Snatch vehicles moving through the Green zone. 09:28:00 Cpl Rob Knight looking out of window in Snatch Vehicle. 09:46:00 Soldier in back of Snatch vehicle. 11:21:00 Soldiers dismounting from Snatch and unloading at the entrance to Baghdad International Airport. 14:19:00 Soldiers having group photo taken for Christmas themed picture. 17:39:00 Iraqi 3 Star officer meeting his escort and having a group photo with the lads. 19:50:00 Patrol loading their weapons at the gate. 20:32:00 View out of snatch rear window. 22:19:00 Soldier in back of Snatch vehicle. 23:58:00 Iraqi and British soldiers posing for a photo outside the Iraqi MOD building. 24:11:00 Iraqi MOD building GVs. 24:43:00 Iraqi and British soldiers posing for a photo outside the Iraqi MOD building 25:32:00 Snatch vehicles moving through the Green zone. 30:16;00 Soldiers unloading back at the British Service Unit. 30:49:13 Silhouette of soldier on lookout in Sanger. 31:47:15 CU of soldier looking through Binoculars. 32:20:00 CU of soldiers face. 32:34:00 CU of Union flag on soldiers shoulder. 33:01:01 CU 1 Royal Irish Cap badge and green hackle. 33:03:00 Hand over of look out duty soldier writing in event log 33:46:00 CU of pen writing in log. 34:03:00 MCU of soldier looking through Binoculars. 34:35:00 CU of Mosque dome pull back to Soldier in Sanger and zoom into mosque again. 35:52:00 CU 1 Royal Irish Cap badge and green hackle. 36:28:16 Pan of view out of sangar. 37:03:00 Various close up shots of GPMG and its Ammo, and civilian buildings in the background including some pull focus shots. 40:39:00 Various shots of CCT office. 45:09:00 Tape ends.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 1134
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2005-12-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) Punter, Paul (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Knight, Rob (person) British Army, Royal Irish Regiment (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Baghdad, Iraq (geography) Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Iraq post-2003 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 45 mins
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