In June 2022, Western 4W Driver embarked upon one of the longest content creation trips ever undertaken by the magazine. Our plan was to cover more than 7,000km of WA’s Coral Coast, Gascoyne and East Pilbara, while filming for both ourselves and Channel 9’s Everything Outdoors.
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hen the dust had settled, we had covered more than 8,300km and used more than 134 man-days in the field. We had shot just shy of six terabytes of data and consumed almost $8,000 in diesel. Producing content in the field is always tough on your crew and equipment, and when you add the unforgiving Pilbara and
a very tight schedule, you push everyone and everything to the limit. My intention was to originally write an article that captured the essence of the trip, however I struggled. When I looked back over my daily logs I realised that I had found the perfect way to tell the story.
Western 4W Driver #123 |
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