Glad to hear you aren't a journo, I dislike them.
You are bearing some brunt for them and that isn't fair I know.
You say I undermine my own point? lol, did you read the second part of that sentence?
but my curious nature doesn't give me a right to further put in danger the people in harm's way right now.
When you make your film, you need to be VERY mindful of the harm it can do, the best way I can think of to do this is speak with someone reputable within the Military in the field you are covering i.e. talk to the RSM of the SAS if you make something about the SAS etc... if they say that's a no go, then leave it out.
I have a close friend in your industry and I respect it.
Affect our liberty and govt?
Listen guy, the fucking media poking their nose into places they arent wanted, i.e. a war zone is hampering our efforts in this war which kills Soldiers and makes it less likely for us to win, what do you think will happen if we roll over and let radical islam take over? Goodbye liberty and secular govt.
You know what most of us want? To be left alone to do our job.
Your train of thought maybe noble but you dont have our mindset and you don't seem to understand.
I keep hearing from you 'I respect the right to secrecy but we need to know' thats a no go in my book.
For the record, you dont deserve as much respect as a Soldier in harms way but you do deserve respect. :2c:
I was merely pointing out that your colleagues point about a matter of time, was relevant. I dont think there's a special forces unit in the world today that hasn't had some sort of media coverage.
We are an internationally renowned production company with a raft of international awards for current affairs documentaries tackling themes as broad as Russian politics to embeds with military units in Afghanistan and iraq. these projects have won global acclaim and in most cases have drawn attention to the work soldiers do in these regions as well as their lives afterwards, in films like "Ghosts of the 7th Cavalry".
If you take a look at our website you'll see what we are about and personally i think we deserve as much respect as you deserve for the valuable job you undertake. You'll also get a sense of how military camera men, with the greatest respect, are not likely to be able to tell a story in the same way as a professional documentary filmmaker. (and i emphasise we are not journalists)
You undermine your own point by saying "I love a good war doc" as you allude to a human instinct to want to know about what's going on in this area, especially when it affects our liberty and government.
Like i say, without wanting to offend you, i dont think i deserved the tirade, and i certainly dont want to follow someone like delta on operations today, i am simply trying to get a sense of what recent stories (within the last ten years) might [safely] illustrate tactical SOF successes...