The Elements - Weather

Hawaii is known as an island paradise, and most of the time it is, especially The "Lost" crew making use of good weather while they can.for tourists. But when shooting a TV series in Hawaii that takes place mostly in the outdoors, the cast and crew often find that the weather can be troublesome. Rain, wind, mud, salt—none of these mix particularly well with film production. The crew members of “Lost” have even invented special pieces of equipment to handle the island’s elements. It’s not easy to push camera equipment in sand or walk backwards with it in the jungle. Rain can interrupt shooting and cause problems with the mud that it creates. The Journeys Below the Line team arrived in Hawaii for the last few days of a record-setting 42 consecutive days of rain. Only the last day that they were shooting was sunny, so they, too, learned about some of the vagaries of Hawaiian shooting.

Shooting during a calm evening in a beautiful setting.
The kind of idyllic scene that comes easily to mind with the mention of Hawaii.
The beach in the area where “Lost” is shot.
And the pristine beaches...
Walking backwards in the jungle to film actors who are running forward has its challenges.
And camera crews running backwards through thick tropical foilage to capture the actors as they run forward.
Raindrops keep falling—everywhere.
And then it starts to rain
The Journeys Below the Line crew waits inside one of the “Lost” trucks, hoping the rain will subside so they can get back to work.
And rain
Staff from “Lost” and Journeys Below the Line participate in a soggy location scout.
And rain
Some of the crew working in the rain.
And rain
This cart, fortunately, is constructed to withstand mud.
It finally stops
A crane overrun by mud.
But the damage is done
Mud, mud everywhere

 

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