need to acquire footage

[Jokerswild]

Hi;
phase two of my Documentary requires me to obtain some Government footage of POW/MIA issues and or captives from the Vietnam War. Is there a link someone could provide where I can purchase some of this footage? Is this a good site or is there a better source?
http://dodimagery.afis.osd.mil/products/commercial.html

Also I need to shoot in Arlington Cemetery. Does anyone know who I would go to, to get permission to film there?

Thanks a lot.

 

[grinner]

It's a public place. You need no permission to shoot their unless setting up gear and roping sections off.
as for library footage, google is yer buddy. Just search for what you are searching for.

 

[Jokerswild]

Thanks m friend. I did just that and found lots of resources. Need to shoot locally in the RI Veterans Cemetery and believe it or not, it is a State facility and I need to go before a board of the RI Film Commission first...Geez for a lousy minute of footage.

 

[David W. Richardson]

It's a public place. You need no permission to shoot their unless setting up gear and roping sections off.
as for library footage, google is yer buddy. Just search for what you are searching for.

Just because it's a public place, that does not give you carte blanche to shoot at will. The Cemetery has restrictions on media coverage of funerals, for instance.

Why do you ask people here this question? Go to the Cemetery's homepage and send them an email -- or call them on the phone. Don't take anyone else's word, go straight to the source.

Good luck!

 

[grinner]

Can you not just grab some file footage from the cemetery while grabbing the nam footage?
Agreed. the source is the best place to get info. I have never had a problem shooting at any cemetery but have not been to the Arlington one. They are there to annoinbt heros though and cameras only help with that cause.

 

[David W. Richardson]

Can you not just grab some file footage from the cemetery while grabbing the nam footage?
Agreed. the source is the best place to get info. I have never had a problem shooting at any cemetery but have not been to the Arlington one. They are there to annoinbt heros though and cameras only help with that cause.

Cameras only take images. It's what the user does with those images that determines whether or not he is honoring the sacrfice of those buried there.

Stock footage is a good idea! There should be plenty of it around.

 

[ESTEBEVERDE]

Just because it's a public place, that does not give you carte blanche to shoot at will. The Cemetery has restrictions on media coverage of funerals, for instance.

Why do you ask people here this question? Go to the Cemetery's homepage and send them an email -- or call them on the phone. Don't take anyone else's word, go straight to the source.

Good luck!

Wow...

That is very reckless advice.

First and foremost is what the law will allow in terms of freedom of speech and access.

Both his question and the answer are far more complicated than your simple comment.

Just because a public place doesn't want you to film there doesn't mean that you legally can't.

By the same token even if access is legally protected it might not be the most humane thing to do.

It'a all a balance.

The filmaker must pursue and perform due diligence to find that balance.

 

[David W. Richardson]

Wow...

That is very reckless advice.

First and foremost is what the law will allow in terms of freedom of speech and access.

Both his question and the answer are far more complicated than your simple comment.

Just because a public place doesn't want you to film there doesn't mean that you legally can't.

By the same token even if access is legally protected it might not be the most humane thing to do.

It'a all a balance.

The filmaker must pursue and perform due diligence to find that balance.

Read my post again. I didn't advocate he do anything 'reckless'. I told him not to assume he could do whatever he wanted, and suggested he talk to the people who run the cemetery first.

If they object and tell him he can't, and he truly wants to shoot there, then he should consult a qualified attorney who can advise him of both his rights and the possible consequences if he defies their rules.

This is the safest approach, in my opinion.