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that, it rained almost every day. Once again, we had to carry our equipment from where the trucks were all the way to the set, and it was never close." Once they finished in Iceland, it was off to Scotland. Filming at a house on the cliff and the beach below. Filming in the house was made more difficult as there were pigs all around when Willie was recording dialogue. "There was a turnaround time of a couple of days before we would see the dailies," explains Willie. "It was very reassuring for us to see that it all came out a lot better than we anticipated. There weren't so many pig hoofs where the pigs were clamoring around off camera, and your doubt is erased by going to dailies. I love the camaraderie of going to dailies and everyone is there because we all care about our craft. On every Nolan movie, Chris is there, the DP, the Editor, the Focus Puller, Makeup, Hair, everyone's represented." Doug adds, "The only thing that I wish we had more time was being able to get together with the costume department, as the actors were wearing this faux armor that's basically 3D-printed plastic. It would have been nice to design something where we could have an emblem or something etched into the design where we could have placed a microphone, with wind cover and waterproofing, a little pocket or an indentation where the transmitter could go. But we didn't have the time." Willie joins in. "One thing I want to say is that, Adam Mohundro, our Second Boom Operator, did an incredible job of putting the mics on people based on the costumes. I know Doug mentioned that the costumes were not always the best, but Adam really worked with them, and he worked with the Costumers, who were incredible. They worked with us every day, male and female costumers, and they were just incredible helping us put the mics where they needed to be to get the best quality sound. We all are a team and we all do amazing work to make it happen. My crew saved me, let's put it that way." [chuckles] fter they finished in Scotland, it was back to Morocco for scenes with Charlize Theron who plays Calypso. Doug explains, "Willie still had to wear a bag rig. You know, nobody wants to have that tugging on your body for twelve hours a day. We even used a backpack, where I was carrying it just for mobility's sake. But we kind of made a makeshift cart out of this backpack that is used for hiking. Using the metal frame, we stored the batteries inside, and then Willie would strap his bag rig on top of it and sit on an apple box. We tried to always keep the maestro comfy. Bend your knees, give him a little padding to sit on, so he is not totally roughing it. I can tell you, when you're on a movie like this, you have to use whatever is accessible to you. I would put him inside of a truck and get him out of the wind, put him in the bed of the truck in Morocco that had a canvas top over it. So, he's just not sitting out exposed to the wind, and the dust and the sun. You have to think on your feet. Thank the Lord, we've all been in situations, Willie, myself, and Adam, where we can devise solutions to these types of problems. We all did a great job doing that and we are so very proud of the work we did on The Odyssey. Willie totally agrees. Doug Shamburger and the view from the top of Monte Santa Cristina Doug protecting himself from the constant wind and sand 28 PRODUCTION SOUND & VIDEO – Fall 2026 A