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infrastructure there. You just have to factor in that it takes days
to get equipment up and down in snowmobiles," says Palmer.
Some productions like Mission: Impossible, have chosen to base
themselves on ships. "But that takes planning time. Productions
think they'll just hire a ship like it's off the shelf, but it's hard and
you have to know how many crew you'll have," says Roberts.
"We did one shoot where we had to have three ships instead of
the planned one because the numbers changed."
For the more remote locations, there will be a big base camp
with large orange hardware tents that trap heat. "We'll set this
up the night before, then fly everyone up in a helicopter so they
have a warm space," says SLM Mandi Dillin/LMGI.
"To get to remote locations, we'll often use super jeeps, which
are special utility vehicles that are built from two massive jeeps
on 46-inch tyres. You need to cross-load your gear into those
vehicles," adds Cassata.
Doug Dresser/LMGI, Million Dollar Highway Ouray, CO
Ken Brooker/LMGI
