The project has entailed months of extensive pre-production research and experimentation.  Filming high definition in near darkness (at possibly -20° C) requires a fair amount of very sophisticated and extremely expensive gear.

SO MANY thanks are due to Jeffery Hall and Millenia Fine Arts without whom this project would not have seen the light (strike that), dark of day.  Every time we came up against what seemed an insurmountable problem, Jeff responded with whatever piece was needed to find the solution.  HD Broadcast camera (sensitive to 0.004 Lux), computers, hard drives, real-time high definition video editor...  every bit of it unquestionably provided.

It wasn't until four days ago (a week before our departure) that the final configuration was fully put to the test and proven to work.  Capturing an hour or two of high-def video is one thing; recording 24 hours non-stop at a rate of 41 Gb per hour is quite another.  Doing it while huddled in a tent in a blizzard in complete darkness (that part we haven't tested yet) is pushing it.

It worked in the studio.  Now we go see if it works in the snow.