Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Behind the Scenes of "Act of Valor"

Bloomberg Businessweek has an interesting piece that provides some background on the filming and production of "Act of Valor." Two anecdotes in particular caught my eye.  First, the action scenes apparently evolved in an almost improvised fashion as the SEALs starring in the film effectively became stunt coordinators as they applied their tactical knowledge to the plot.  Also, I hadn't realized that the project began in 2008 as part of a Naval Special Warfare effort to improve its recruitment, and that the timing of the filming/editing/distribution put it in place to capitalize on the post-Abbottabad SEAL-mania.  Talk about timing!

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