▁motion ▁picture ▁companies ▁to ▁fin ance ▁his ▁tri ps ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁short s , ▁Buck ▁approached ▁Am ede e ▁Van ▁Be uren ▁whose ▁studio ▁only ▁made ▁cart o ons ▁and ▁live ▁action ▁short ▁subjects ▁released ▁through ▁R K O ▁Studios . ▁Van ▁Be uren ▁agreed ▁to ▁Buck ' s ▁conditions ▁that ▁he ▁fin ance ▁all ▁exp enses ▁of ▁Buck ' s ▁expedition , ▁pay ▁Buck ▁with ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁prof its ▁and ▁not ▁view ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁foot age ▁sent ▁back ▁until ▁Buck ▁was ▁present , ▁as ▁Buck ▁was ▁uns ure ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁images ▁would ▁actually ▁look ▁on ▁film . ▁ ▁Van ▁Be uren ▁kept ▁his ▁word ▁and ▁when ▁view ing ▁the ▁foot age ▁they ▁both ▁real ised ▁they ▁had ▁enough ▁film ▁of ▁high ▁quality ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁feature ▁film . ▁ ▁Phot ography ▁In ▁Br ing ▁‘ Em ▁Back ▁A live , ▁unlike ▁in ▁most ▁other ▁j ung le ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁director ▁C ly de ▁E . ▁Elli ott ▁kept ▁the ▁camera ▁in ▁the ▁background . ▁Ne ither ▁the ▁camera ▁nor ▁the ▁cam er amen ▁are ▁visible ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁scenes . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁an ▁infinitely ▁clearer ▁conception ▁of ▁the ▁cl ash es ▁between ▁t ig ers , ▁p yth ons ▁and ▁cro cod iles ▁than ▁had ▁been ▁achieved ▁in ▁previous ▁films . ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁a ▁huge ▁hit , ▁Elli ott ' s ▁( and ▁Frank ▁Buck ' s ) ▁most ▁successful ▁and ▁popular ▁film . ▁ ▁Anim als ▁photograph ed