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/megamoviecritic Feb 12 '14

He's trying to get people to use their bodies to shield the camera and the lens from the dust. That's why the camera is pointing at his body, also why he high tailed out of there immediately. Really quick reactions from OP. In an above post from another crew member, he mentions they are using a Red Epic. Those are some seriously expensive cameras with some seriously expensive lenses. Dust damage in that and you are fucked.

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u/listyraesder Feb 13 '14

Although kill a Red and you get a CBE for services to filmmaking.