Intrepid TV has been delivering outstanding visual content since we launched as a media production company in 2012. We’ve been lucky to have worked with some amazing and illustrious clients in a rich variety of locations around the world.
Sometimes, the work involved in delivering the content to our clients involves severe logistical and physical challenges. Any multimedia production company will tell you there is plenty going on behind the scenes before the finished product sees the light of day. Here we reveal some of the obstacles we have to overcome in the line of duty.
Sensitive Subject Matter
Being defence and security filming specialists, inevitably, that means that we often come up against the need for secrecy, or discretion, around the subject matter that we film. If we are capturing members of special forces in action, for instance, we have to make absolutely sure not to offer any clues to their identity, which means we shoot carefully and will blur faces where needed.
Most of our crew have NATO Security Clearance. That allows us access to some sensitive areas for filming – but it also means that the people we are working for trust us to be discreet and respect OPSEC requirements. We will always seek final approval from clients to make absolutely sure our content does not compromise them in any way.
High-Speed Deployment
The nature of the material we film in the defence and the security sector means that sometimes we don’t get very much advance warning. It’s not unusual for us to receive less than 24 hours’ notice that we need to be on site to film an exercise or an operation.
Physical Challenges
The work we have carried out for our clients has taken us to various parts of the world, and exposed us to some extreme climatic conditions. We’ve spent a lot of time filming in the Arctic with temperatures as low as minus 20 – it was a challenge to stop kit from freezing up. We’ve also worked a lot in Afghanistan, where the heat in the southern part of the country was particularly intense.
A few years ago, we were invited to film a group of military wives who were taking on the challenge of climbing the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado, in Chile. The summit is nearly 7,000 metres up, and many of the group suffered from altitude sickness - our cameraman was among them. Jack blacked out near the top but somehow still managed to keep filming and brought back some fantastic shots from the peak!
Contact Intrepid TV to See How we can Help You
Along with the physical and logistical hurdles we face on a regular basis, at Intrepid TV we have the constant challenge of maintaining the incredibly high standards we set ourselves.
Whatever your requirements are, please get in touch with us today so that we can begin the conversation around how we might deliver those exceptionally high standards in the work we do for you.