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by the extreme variations in tem¬
perature across the region. On
winter nights the mercury drops
to below freezing, and during the
day it can get up to 80° Fahren¬
heit. The summers go from day¬
time highs of 125° down to about
65°F at night.
The

Jouberts' novel solu¬
storage dilemma is to

place the film in a canvas bag and
bury it at least four inches below
the surface of the ground. Even at
that minimum depth, the tem¬
perature tends to be more con¬
stant under the insulating soil.
Seasonal changes also

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Arri SR's and Aatons

expand compatibility to 35mm lenses
including Canon, Cooke, Zeiss,
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During the rainy season -
from November through April -
the roads turn into mud. The
ers.

Jouberts have been stranded for
as
long as 26 hours, trying to ex¬
tricate their truck. In contrast, the

dry season - from May through
October
gets incredibly dusty
and the camera gear requires ex¬

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work with all

pampering. "We cover it as
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possible," says Dereck,
"and often use Stay Soft, a prod¬

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virtually zero
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Supporting cast includes
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addition, tsetse flies

in force during the sum¬
mer, biting constantly and mak¬
ing it difficult to shoot.
After making two films
emerge

for British television, one for
Channel 4 and the other for the

BBC, the Jouberts hooked up
with the National

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