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Marines Create War HD Archive
"Power of Teamwork" Videos Leave Lasting Value
For years to come, when video documentarians tell the story of the beginning of our nation's war on terrorism, from Operation Enduring Freedom through Operation Iraqi Freedom, they will mine a treasure trove of over 200 reels of HD footage that has been shot and archived by the Navy Chief of Information and the Marine Corps, Division of Public Affairs.
"Because of the cinema quality of the footage, we now have a library of imagery that covers the early days of our global war on terrorism that literally can be used for decades and help tell the story of how it all began," says Marine Corps Major John L Arsenault, Senior Producer, HDTV Projects for the unit.
The footage, which captures exclusive interviews with sailors and Marines on the ground, as well as dramatic footage of F18s, carriers, and underwater maneuvers, was originally shot for two shorts and one documentary. The shorts, under the theme "The Power of Teamwork," were designed to remind Navy and Marine Corps troops of their 230-year history of fighting together. One of the productions "Operation Iraqi Freedom, Chapter II" was "filmed out" to 35mm and is still playing in Navy and Marine Corps base theaters. Over 10,000 DVDs and VHS's were also produced and sent out to Navy and Marine Corps commands worldwide.
However, the lasting value of the footage is evidenced by an unprecedented demand for its usage by news organizations and documentary productions. Possibly the most-famous beneficiary was the Discovery Channel, which used the HDCAM ® tapes shot by Marine and Navy combat camera teams for its acclaimed two-hour documentary, "Delta Company," which charts the original U.S. drive from Kuwait to Baghdad.
According to Arsenault, the majority of the footage was shot by several Navy and Marine Corps combat camera teams that traveled to Afghanistan, Iraq, Bahrain and other installations around the world. They utilized both Panavision lens-equipped CineAlta™ and ENG lens-equipped Sony CineAlta F900-Series cameras. More technical shots, like the F18 aerial footage that was videotaped from a Lear Jet equipped with a special stabilized-turret, was handled by Santa Monica-based American Rogue Films.
Arsenault, adds that the Navy and Marine Corps is spending a significant amount of time maintaining the archive and fulfilling and managing an increasing number of requests for the footage. For this reason Arsenault's team is currently evaluating the Sony XDCAM™ Professional Disc™ System for archiving the HD footage as well as acquisition of new footage. The XDCAM system was put to its first field test in September when a Marine Corps camera team was sent down to New Orleans and the Gulf states to document Marine Corps activities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Arsenault is a Marine Corps reservist who first served as a Lance Corporal in Vietnam in 1968, then served with Company "E." 4th Recon Bn, Anchorage, Alaska and spent thirty years working in broadcast and film production in Alaska. Following September 11, he volunteered for active duty and after serving as the OIC for LCTV-10 at Camp Lejeune NC, was brought in to work special HD Projects at the Division of Public Affairs at the Marine Corps headquarters in the Pentagon. "After Sept 11, 2001, both the Navy and Marine Corps came to the conclusion that we were going to be at war for a while and that it was important to preserve a permanent record of these events. Our first use of the HD footage was for the short productions and our OIF documentary. But It has been my belief all along that the secondary historical value of the footage would actually prove to be the most important use of the footage as time went on," he says.
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"Power of Teamwork" Videos Leave Lasting Value
For years to come, when video documentarians tell the story of the beginning of our nation's war on terrorism, from Operation Enduring Freedom through Operation Iraqi Freedom, they will mine a treasure trove of over 200 reels of HD footage that has been shot and archived by the Navy Chief of Information and the Marine Corps, Division of Public Affairs.
"Because of the cinema quality of the footage, we now have a library of imagery that covers the early days of our global war on terrorism that literally can be used for decades and help tell the story of how it all began," says Marine Corps Major John L Arsenault, Senior Producer, HDTV Projects for the unit.
The footage, which captures exclusive interviews with sailors and Marines on the ground, as well as dramatic footage of F18s, carriers, and underwater maneuvers, was originally shot for two shorts and one documentary. The shorts, under the theme "The Power of Teamwork," were designed to remind Navy and Marine Corps troops of their 230-year history of fighting together. One of the productions "Operation Iraqi Freedom, Chapter II" was "filmed out" to 35mm and is still playing in Navy and Marine Corps base theaters. Over 10,000 DVDs and VHS's were also produced and sent out to Navy and Marine Corps commands worldwide.
However, the lasting value of the footage is evidenced by an unprecedented demand for its usage by news organizations and documentary productions. Possibly the most-famous beneficiary was the Discovery Channel, which used the HDCAM ® tapes shot by Marine and Navy combat camera teams for its acclaimed two-hour documentary, "Delta Company," which charts the original U.S. drive from Kuwait to Baghdad.
According to Arsenault, the majority of the footage was shot by several Navy and Marine Corps combat camera teams that traveled to Afghanistan, Iraq, Bahrain and other installations around the world. They utilized both Panavision lens-equipped CineAlta™ and ENG lens-equipped Sony CineAlta F900-Series cameras. More technical shots, like the F18 aerial footage that was videotaped from a Lear Jet equipped with a special stabilized-turret, was handled by Santa Monica-based American Rogue Films.
Arsenault, adds that the Navy and Marine Corps is spending a significant amount of time maintaining the archive and fulfilling and managing an increasing number of requests for the footage. For this reason Arsenault's team is currently evaluating the Sony XDCAM™ Professional Disc™ System for archiving the HD footage as well as acquisition of new footage. The XDCAM system was put to its first field test in September when a Marine Corps camera team was sent down to New Orleans and the Gulf states to document Marine Corps activities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Arsenault is a Marine Corps reservist who first served as a Lance Corporal in Vietnam in 1968, then served with Company "E." 4th Recon Bn, Anchorage, Alaska and spent thirty years working in broadcast and film production in Alaska. Following September 11, he volunteered for active duty and after serving as the OIC for LCTV-10 at Camp Lejeune NC, was brought in to work special HD Projects at the Division of Public Affairs at the Marine Corps headquarters in the Pentagon. "After Sept 11, 2001, both the Navy and Marine Corps came to the conclusion that we were going to be at war for a while and that it was important to preserve a permanent record of these events. Our first use of the HD footage was for the short productions and our OIF documentary. But It has been my belief all along that the secondary historical value of the footage would actually prove to be the most important use of the footage as time went on," he says.
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