On Bale's Rampage on T4 Set

Originally Posted by fiercedeity

Lol not quite sure whats going on with the repeat posting, and in response to Denicalis, I worked on Harry Potter: The Chamber of Secrets (runner), 28 Weeks Later (Lead Runner, Assistant AD 2nd), Journey to the Moon (Runner), a few TV sitcoms as assistant camera in the UK and some gameshows too as main camera operator.

I kinda do know how a film set runs, it was nearly 7 years of my life (plus university 3 years).

Experience does not = Intelligence.

Tell you what, next time you're on a set, run through the actor's field of vision while picture's up and see how many more film sets you work on thereafter. Bale went too far, but he's 100% in the right in that situation, and anyone who sees it the other way is completely fucking ignorant.

And sure, people bust their balls to eventually become DPs (which I'm guessing is what you want to do), but to imply that Bale doesn't put any effort into his line of work is also completely fucking ignorant. His reaction should be any indication of that. He's one of the hardest working actors today, and after Batman Begins and especially The Dark Knight, any film with his name attached is going to print money.

And yes, the system doesn't exactly pander to below-the-line people like you or I, but who do you think is replaceable, some guy who makes the shots or the guy who's in them? Do you really think audiences are gonna say "Lets go see Terminator 4 because Shane Hurlbut was the DP?"

God damn people like you annoy me.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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