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Police POV

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Police POV
GenreReality
Documentary
Created by
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Narrated byWes Johnson
ComposersDavid Velez (5 episodes, 2011)
Rob Gokee (2 episodes, 2011)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
Executive producers
  • John Brenkus
  • David Leepson
  • Mickey Stern
Producers
  • Rob Dorfman
  • Christopher Voos (field producer: on-location footage)
  • Chad Horning (field producer)
Production locationsCincinnati, Ohio
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Editors
  • Blake Armstrong
  • David Koenig
  • Alexandra LoRusso
  • Sean Mathew
  • Bryan Planer
  • Andrew Wardlaw
  • Jesse Wright
Camera setupAXON camera
Running time19-21 minutes
Production companyBASE Productions
Original release
NetworkTruTV
ReleaseApril 17, 2011 (2011-04-17) –
May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06)

Police POV is an American documentary television series that originally aired on TruTV and shows police officers in action from a unique perspective: as if the viewer is watching the action through the eyes of the police officer (or from their Point of View.) While it is common practice for police activities to be recorded for training purposes or to be used in a trial, the act is most often performed with fixed cameras mounted on the dashboard of a police vehicle or through the use of a videographer holding a hand-held camera. Police POV instead uses headset-style cameras called an AXON camera with the recording lens close enough to the wearer's eye to give the viewer a direct sightline of the events.[2] The show featured officers from the Cincinnati,[3] Fort Smith, and Chattanooga police departments.

References

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  1. ^ "Police POV to debut April 17 on truTV". Radio & Television Business Report. April 17, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Page, Lewis (18 April 2011). "Police head-cam TV show debuts in US". The Register. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Belz, Kate (October 3, 2011). "Chattanooga becoming a destination for police reality TV shows". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
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