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Team South AFrica
From Left to right - Stany, Tim, Richard, Barbara, Lewis

Sunset with the chimps
Richard Reens film the chimps from a roof top, using corn meal sack to rest the camera.

Sunset with the chimps ground level
In the shot - Stany, Richard, Barbara, Lewis

Base Camp South Africa
Sleeping and production offices and the kitchen "Wendies"

Stany, Richard, and Barbara
Chimps getting their morning suplements. We wore surgical masks to reduce possible disease-transmission to the chimps.

Lewis Hollweg
Lewis Hollweg

The Rainforest set
Tim, Barbara and Stany taking a break between takes.

Tim Pearce
AC and Operator South Africa

Impala
Impala outside of the production huts

Stany with the camera
Stany holding the rig. camera, gimbal, monitor and mic

Subject and director
Stany holding the rig. camera, gimbal, monitor and mic, while the chimps watch in the background.

Stany holding the rig
Stany holding the rig. camera, gimbal, monitor and mic

GoPro Fusion after Sally, a chimp found it.
This is what happens when a chimp finds your GoPro Fusion (360 VR Camera). GoPro replaced it for free, unfortunatly the capture wasnt rescued.

Richard and Tim
Richard Reens (director) and Tim Pearce (AC/Operator) between takes at the botanical gardens in

Tim Pearce in the production "Wendy" downloading the dailies, looks out the window.
Tim Pearce in the production "Wendy" downloading the dailies, looks out the window.

Marco Flipping

Stany pant-hooting
Stany pant-hooting

Jessica and her boot
Jessica and her boot

Richard and Stany and Lewis
Richard and Stany and Lewis

Brai (South African for bbq) for dinner
Brai (South African for bbq) for dinner

Team South Africa and Jim
Jim Kurtz, Lewis Hollweg, Stany Nyandwi, Barbara Hollweg and Richard Reens

The Team
Lewis Hollweg, Stany Nyandwi, Barbara Hollweg and Richard Reens

Barbara and chimp
Barbara and chimp

Planning the day's shooting
Planning the day's shooting - Stany, Jim, Tim, Barbara, Cristina and Richard

Early morning filming
Barbara, Tim and Richard with a few chimps watching.
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