From the course: Creating a Short Film: 03 Pre-Production
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Keeping cast and crew safe
From the course: Creating a Short Film: 03 Pre-Production
Keeping cast and crew safe
- Making movies is a beautiful thing but it can be dangerous, even deadly. Even without the obviously precarious stunts or explosion effects, there are tons of other safety hazards that are a problem on almost every set. And even if your set only appears to be dangerous, police can be called and your production can be shut down. Many low budget movies pay by the day and work their crew ridiculous hours, and then do that day after day. This is dangerous because crew members have to break down and pack up their gear at the end of the day which can take another several hours. And then they have to drive home, and drive back to set the next day. That makes the drive home dangerous, and increases the chances that someone is going to get hurt with all the really heavy gear that's on a film set. Crews need to be well rested to be safe. Shooting at night can also be dangerous. We had work lights set up for the crew while they worked and set stuff up or broke stuff down. People also brought…
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