payne1000 wrote:
I'm glad you posted that video, BR.
Being a professional photographer for most of my life I have some insight into what would have been involved in getting that film footage.
First of all the cinematographer has to be in the right place with the camera ready to move in an instant. The photographer has to have an unobstructed view of where the plane will hit. It would help immensely if he could frame the towers beforehand in order to be able to return to that framing and focus quickly when the plane approached. Notice the plane is hidden by a foreground building before it emerges to hit the tower. The cameraman has the scene framed perfectly before the plane emerges from behind the building.
This filming was obviously set up beforehand to make sure the event was filmed and could be used to scare the hell out of the sleeping masses.
I'm glad you posted that video, BR. br Being a pro... (
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Total bullsh!t.
In June of 2001, FDNY firefighter James Hanlon teamed up with the Naudet brothers (both videographers) to document the progress of a probie firefighter beginning with his graduation from the fire academy to the completion of his probationary period. Hanlon and Jules and Gideon Naudet chose probie Tony Benatatos as their subject and had him assigned to Engine 7/Ladder 1/Battalion 1 Firehouse, (Hanlon's station). This firehouse was located 10 blocks from the WTC and was a first responder to that facility.
Throughout the summer, the Naudet brothers documented the activities of the men at this firehouse and focused on Benatatos as he performed his duties as a rookie firefighter.
On the morning of September 11, the firehouse, under the direction of Battalion Chief Joseph Pfeifer, was called out on a reported "odor of gas" at Church and Lispenard Streets. Jules rode with Pfeifer to investigate, while Gedeon stayed behind at the firehouse with the "probie". As the Battalion 1 firefighters examine the supposed gas leak, American Airlines Flight 11 flew overhead. Turning the camera to follow the plane, Jules taped one of only three known recordings of the first plane hitting the North Tower (Tower 1) of the World Trade Center, the others being a video shot by Pavel Hlava and a sequence of still frames taken by Wolfgang Staehle.
The firefighters, under the direction of Chief Pfeifer, were the first responders on the scene, and Jules was allowed to follow the chief during the attempted rescue operation. Jules, Chief Pfeifer and several other FDNY Chiefs were inside the lobby of Tower 1 when Tower 2 was hit by the second aircraft and when Tower 2 eventually collapsed (Gédéon, meanwhile, is back at the firehouse, filming the reactions of Tony Benetatos and the rest of the firefighters from the next shift as they try to deal with the disaster).
This documentary was released and shown on a CBS special. The film gives various firemen's accounts of the events of the remainder of the day - from the initial crash to the building's collapse to the attempts to rescue survivors from the rubble - as well as the aftermath of the events and those who were lost, including Chief Pfeifer's brother, Engine 33 Lieutenant Kevin Pfeifer.
Maybe you should see it. It is available on
DVD: 9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition The idea that this was an orchestrated, or scripted event, is absolutely insane.
BTW, I was a professional skydiving videographer, so I'm no stranger to camera work in fast moving, high stress environments.