Title:EXERCISE SAIF SAREEA II, OMAN (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 20) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFR 40
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Set-up scenes prior to CSE concert in Oman.
Description: I. General views at sunset of "Geri's Mound", the earthwork where the CSE concert is to be held. The stage is nearly complete and the lighting rig is ready to be raise into position. Various vehicles (including earth movers) drive around the area. Lighting rig is raised into position as the sun sets.
II. The following day; prior to the concert, troops stand around watching a football match (England versus Greece) projected onto a cloth on the side of a 4-tonne lorry; they drink beer. One soldier is draped in a Union flag. General views of the large crowd of troops as the sun sets. Goal is scored by Greece. Hundreds of burgers are prepared in a nearby catering tent and distributed. Soldiers continue to watch football on various screens; extended shot of one group watching under camouflage netting, coming and going to get beer as necessary. As a goal is scored (by England), they stand up and chant in unison.
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
