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^ IkiIuIc. The produLCr was forced lo pay off the man to gel rid of him. iMwuys work with local police to con'rol crowds. They make excellent casing directors when you need extras. Jne ttx>t on a whistle and a wave of he index finger brings them on the Thefts, Etc., Make sure all your insurance policies .o\er you in foreign countries. Some .lutomobile policies exclude Mexico ind certain Latin ."Xmerican countries. If governments are unstable and civil war is a possibility, check and make -urc there are no war limitations on lie insurance, camera gear. etc. SevT.il companies will insure an entire Toduction. including film, for damrji.' because of humidity or tempera;iirc changes. This is important on an ivMgnment at the South Pole, the :\'ngo. and Southeast Asia. Make sure I'll arc covered for theft. Most prenis are based on a nominal percen . of the film budget. Highwaymen are still prevalent in ii.iny countries. A camera crew shootni; a TV special in Ethiopia was re.cntly kidnapped and held for ransom n bandits. Most countries will assign M'Idiers to you for your protection. Mw.iys notify local police and the U.S. ^ulate immediately. If authorities feel it is advisable, pay the ransom — especially if you want to work with that crew again. Your bank, no doubt, has a working arrangement with local banks and can have a draft sent to them by dispatch. Food and Such That No One Tells You About Check on food and drinking water in many areas. You may not always be at posh hotels catering to tourists from America. Often you will be in remote hamlets and the guest of local chieftans or inhabitants. Dining can be a problem. It may be discourteous to refuse— yet more so if you accept and then cannot eat their food. As a guest recently of the Nationalist Chinese, a camera crew I worked with had to eat duck's webbed feet, pig bladders, and a broth made from old bird's nest — bird droppings and all. Most enjoyed the focxl. until they inquired about what they were eating. In case you are interested, the word in Chinese its "Ngo shao ngo bao ti sufu" for "I think I am getting sick." Regardless of country, if you are told by health authorities not to eat native food or drink water, don't. Diarrhea and hepatites play havoc with film crews. More so than V.D. People in many lands do not have the same sanitary standards that Americans and Europeans are us.-d to so intestinal bugs can be picked up easily. Avoid "down time" by eating "Space Sticks" (high energy candy bars), vitamin pills, and charcoal tablets. The first supplies nourishment, the second vitality, the third stops the diarrhea. In India, coconuts are a good staple. If you can't eat at a hotel or have access to bottled water, a quick slice with a machette and you have liquid and meat until you can get to a safe food supply. Film Expertise Don't assume \ou know it all if you have dealings with foreign film makers. They have seen a good many of you come down the pike. Most are interested in being your subcontractor supplying crews, etc., and will be cooperative. Check their samples — many may be more qualified than yourself. Many have worked on features you still dream of making. Many have more sophisticated equipment than you use. The Japanese, for example, have a larger film industry than ours with excellent crews that work extremely fast. Even the newly-developing countries have sound stages and a large pool of taljnt, both English speaking and native. continued on pane 64 Upgrade Your JAN 16mm Projector New accessories provide easy, simple modifications for quieter running and editing capability. AVCOM Dowser for JAN AVCOM Blower Motor for JAN AVCOM Dowser Kit is a push-pull shutter which cuts the light without turning off the motor, (with old enclosure) $69.50 AVCOM Blower Motor Kit replaces standard JAN motor, is brushless. noiseless, long-lasting. 100 watt, 3400 RPM. New cast-mounting plate included. $99.50 Dealer inquiries invited. Discounts on volume purchases. AVCOM Motion Picture Supply & Equipment, Inc. 1697 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019 (212)581-7455 (212)541-9229 Manufacturers of special projection equipment, Xenon installations, highspeed projector conversions and repairs. Rental, sales and service on all motion picture, slide and stnpfilm projectors. IT ISN'T AN ORIGINAL SCORE . . . IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE ONE! The DE WOLFE MUSIC LIBRARY swings you completely away from that old, tired "canned music" sound. We're constantly combining the music world here and abroad to record all the contemporary sounds of today. Whether it's an 8-second TV commercial or an 80-minute film, DE WOLFE has what you need. Cool. Young. Classical to modern jazz and rock. You name it. iVrite or phone today for the new, easy-to-use classified catalog, and, of course, sample discs in any category , , , strictly on approval. T>eWo/fe 25 WEST 45 ST.. NEW YORK, N.Y. 1003 ^ihniry 21:1 586-6673 -^ mc: -SOC'il'on »iin Coieth-Jacobi Fiim Uunc. In: November December, 1971 63