Producers, how do you handle malfunctioning FX, location problems-demos that won’t work as planned. Car shoot snafu’s, talent problems etc. What are your best problem solving episodes?

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Halfway through an international VR shoot my camera crew realized the camera specs were set incorrectly. We lost everything we’d shot through the day, a solid 5 hours worth. We huddled together, made a plan, and ended up getting everything we needed while making our day. It’s amazing what a hard deadline can do to motivate a crew that fucked up...

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We once had to build a mountain on a Range Rover shoot because location scouting was so bad. If we used the scouted location the stunt driver would have had to drive off a cliff!
We searched around and made a mountain at a rock quarry where the driver could stop at the precipice and then drive down a super steep mountain

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SP that’s crazy

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SP How did you make up 5 hours?

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