Operation Trojan

[Booth]

This is something I've been working on for the last month. Operation Trojan which has been made in association with The Safer Travel Unit and Lancashire Police Constabulary. It's purely for internal use, but I've been given the go-ahead to put it online. And it was to document the kind of incident that the police and the Safer Travel Unit have to deal with regularly, using their covert vehicles which appear to be normal buses and taxi's. Usually they are out there to stop underage drinking and anti-social behavior.

I had to be entirely hand-held as obviously I had to be mobile, even for the police briefing. I couldn't have someone on sound, as there wasn't enough room in the back of the vehicle. For the first part we were shooting in available light as we didn't want to distract the operation. But then I was asked to bring along a little pag light. I must note that although sometimes it doesn't look like it on-screen, some of what I caught was under duress. On occasion I was surrounded by many people, some of them shouting... "Council house and violent!"

Oh and everyone but me was wearing a stab-vest. To be fair I was offered one but didn't want to have to have to unstrap my little shoulder mount rig.

It's going to be shown tomorrow at a high level police conference, and here it is for you to watch.

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High definition version here: http://www.vimeo.com/3274818

 

[Joanna]

Slightly depressing video, but, given the subject matter, that's hardly surprising. Anyway, think you've done a really nice job on that, Michael. Very professional. The image quality is excellent; the choice of that occasional overlaying music was spot-on; the 'typed' intros to each part fitted the tone of the video really well; and the whole thing flowed so seamlessly. Hope the screening goes well tomorrow.

 

[pattyb]

Very good - I know we will have words about the stab-vest!