Summary The team needs to be well-matched, including camera and sound technicians as well as director and researcher, plus local guides, sometimes doubling tasks, e.g. handling extra cameras. The required recording equipment adds to the personal luggage, so transportation is quite demanding in desolate or near-impenetrable territory, which can be as dangerous and unpredictable as wild predators and parasites, all subject to the elements, which sometimes even get the better of equipment. For various menial practical reasons, recording a short sequence can take forever.

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