Projects
ON THE FRONT LINE
When filming in Afghanistan, a hardwearing camera was
essential to capture the most challenging of environments
Tiger Aspect was commissioned by
Sky One to make documentary series, Ross Kemp in In an environment like Afghanistan the crew needed
Afghanistan, about the British men and women serving to use a camera that was not only going to be
in Afghanistan. The troops had recently entered Helmand trustworthy but robust too. “The camera was able to
Province in the south of the country and were coming handle the dust and intense heat, and survived a few
under intense fire from the Taliban. Following on from this knocks. It was also excellent at capturing images even
first series, Sky One commissioned a second series, in low light conditions,” says Bennett. Another reason
Ross Kemp: Return to Afghanistan, and Tiger Aspect the HDW-F900R was chosen was because Tiger
chose the HDW-F900R it hired from Top Teks to capture Aspect wanted to be able to provide the best quality
all of the action, with a HVR-Z1E as a back-up. image possible for Sky One. “Although a smaller model
“We returned to Helmand once more, to the recently like the HDV HVR-Z1E camera may have seemed the
captured remote base in the town of Musa Qaleh. For obvious choice, we felt it wouldn’t deliver the film quality
four weeks we were given incredible access to Two images achievable with a fully equipped HD camera,“
Scots and Five Scots, One Royal Irish and the Afghan explains Bennett. “In addition we were acutely aware
National Army. We returned again in January this year that if we were going to bring the true realities of life for
to interview the British Ambassador in Kabul and spend the British soldier on Britain’s frontline into the front
some time with the Royal Marines in Kajaki, Helmand rooms of the viewers then we had to shoot on the best
Province,” says series producer Matt Bennett. cameras available.”
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