Filming on water came with a lot of unforeseen problems. Scenes taking place inside the 2,204,622.62 pound floating atoll set could be filmed just off the coast, but for scenes taking place on open water, it took hours to bring the set and ships at least 2 miles off the coast to get a view that offered 270 degrees of open water. Turning the set or the trimaran so that the camera wouldn't pick up land was also very time-consuming. There was limited space on the sets for cameras and their operators to move, and they also had to compensate for the motion of the sea. Local weather conditions usually deteriorated in the afternoon, so most filming had to be stopped after 3 or 4 PM. To make matters worse, about 30 additional boats used by the cast and crew were needed for lighting, cameras, make up, catering, costumes etc., none of which had bathrooms. Filming had to stop repeatedly so people could be ferried to portable toilets on a barge anchored near the shore. All these limitations usually allowed for only 5 or 6 setups on each day of filming, significantly extending the shooting schedule.

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