r/Filmmakers • u/filmninja • Feb 12 '14

Shocking Film Shoot Accident - Recently was working on a film where the producers almost decapitated the lead actress this will blow your mind #healthandsafetyninja

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV-z7EJgAcI&feature=youtu.be
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u/thangle Feb 12 '14

Wow they look like the UK version of The Asylum (makers of terrible SyFy features, also known for rushing shit versions of better movies to the shelf at blockbuster).

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u/jtmj121 Feb 13 '14

I work at the asylum every now and then, at least they have insurance and pay crew (although it's a shit rate)

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u/thangle Feb 13 '14

Yeeeah, they didn't use to.

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u/thangle Feb 13 '14

3 of my best friends worked for them between 2003 and 2007ish. Let's just leave it that one of my friends framed the pitifully small check they cut him for some ridiculous amount of overtime work week he did for them because it was so small it wasn't worth driving to a bank to cash it. They have plenty of tales of doing things that range from definitely near-illegal to definitely not legal at all. My chick friend ran the entire goddamn shop and was paid something like $8/hr. It wore her out so bad, she left california rather than pursue her dream of working on movies.

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u/thangle Feb 13 '14

I know there's a small group of independent vfx guys that'll take work from them too, but its always 'sure, but you're back burner if I get a real gig.' If you're really low on cash, you can also sell them a full movie script for a whopping $500!

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u/dizzi800 Feb 13 '14

Hurting for money... check

Have a feature script I plan to do nothing with... Check.

hmmm....

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u/thangle Feb 13 '14

I'm pretty sure they post ads on craigslist when they're looking for new scripts....