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80 days, Go To Team Director of Photography Dwaine Scott and
Audio Operator Mike Cavell were embedded with the US Army,
covering the war in Iraq.
GTT traveled the entire country with the 3rd Army ID Unit,
shooting footage for NBC. The crew's footage aired on Dateline,
NBC Nightly News, MSNBC and the Today Show.
"It was pretty brutal," says Scott, talking about working
around the clock to show the American audience live images
of what was happening. The Scott crew got to work each day
around 7:00 am Iraqi time, which is eight hours ahead of Eastern
Standard Time. By 3:00 pm they were shooting live shots for
the Today Show. Live shots for CNBC, MSNBC, and the Nightly
News followed. "We worked until 3:30 am Iraqi time each day."
Scott compares the experience to the war in Afghanistan,
"It had a lot of similarities, but in Iraq, the big difference
was we were embedded with the American Army. It was much more
dangerous. We were targets. It was a unique experience for
me. It was more than trying to get the best shot, the best
story, getting the good video. It was about 40 percent of
that. 60 percent of it was survival. not getting shot." (See
Dwaine Scott's On Location
in Iraq Scrapbook)
Go To Team did capture compelling video for the network,
including prisoners of war, raids, hostile fire, mass graves,
religious ceremonies, and the daily lives of the Iraqi people.
"The Iraqi people are often portrayed in a negative light."
Scott recalls, "There was a lot of bloodshed, but what I remember
most are the smiling faces. The children were beautiful. The
Iraqis are nice, beautiful people." (see Dwaine Scott's Faces
of Iraq Scrapbook)
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