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There has to be supported homework.
After lots of war stories about past projects facing these same
issues and recommendations about possible solutions, production
did the homework of speaking with folks I had pointed to. With
the support of Linda Borgeson of Disney Post Production, and
Producer John Scotti, they agreed to move forward with adequate
support for homework, extra gear rental, and hard targets on
testing before shooting was to commence. The concept of safety
was the lead path in all decisions.
I was on another show, so from the very beginning, I asked
Peter Schneider of Gotham Sound and Communications about
his interest in providing the prep design of the comm system
and gear rental for the spacesuit scenes. Peter and Gotham
have provided support on many other shows for me when
the needs were off the normal path and they made this prep
as much of as a comfort zone as possible. Peter cleared the
way for things like full RF coordination of all departments on
set, manufacturer support of the equipment pieces selected,
and follow-up on the interfacing of our gear with the suit
Spacesuit comms
