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Sunday, January 28, 2007
Crew member killed on Toronto film set
globeandmail.com : "A crew member working on the coming Samuel L. Jackson movie Jumper was killed yesterday by frozen debris that fell on him as he tried to tear down part of an exterior set in Toronto's studio district."
5 comments:
Anonymous
said...
What a horrible story. That is really sad. It is scary to think that you could be in such danger without really thinking about it. I do not appreciate how the article ends. It seems to belittle his death by letting us know when the release for the movie will be. How important can that be compared to a man's death?
Well, I'm pretty sure the production will probably release somthing like, "In the memory of... a crew man who was murdered on the set" or something. Some people will use anything to expose more marketing, even death.
This is the second accident involving a film that I have read about recently. It's a sad situation and shows that no matter how many safety precautions you take, you cannot always be prepared.
That's really sad. Really upsetting... I'd like to think someone would use this to do something good, but i doubt they will... Always a tragedy when things like this happen, and it'll affect a lot of people in a lot of ways.
This really just goes to show how much risk you put yourself in no matter how mundane the job is compared to other more dangerous things you've done. Just goes to show that we should all be prepared for any sort of seemingly random event that can alter your life. Though, I find it interesting that everyone that dies in an accident is alway "smart and witty." So either accidents find people that can be described as such, or people can never think of some other way to describe anyone.
5 comments:
What a horrible story. That is really sad. It is scary to think that you could be in such danger without really thinking about it. I do not appreciate how the article ends. It seems to belittle his death by letting us know when the release for the movie will be. How important can that be compared to a man's death?
Well, I'm pretty sure the production will probably release somthing like, "In the memory of... a crew man who was murdered on the set" or something. Some people will use anything to expose more marketing, even death.
This is the second accident involving a film that I have read about recently. It's a sad situation and shows that no matter how many safety precautions you take, you cannot always be prepared.
That's really sad. Really upsetting... I'd like to think someone would use this to do something good, but i doubt they will... Always a tragedy when things like this happen, and it'll affect a lot of people in a lot of ways.
This really just goes to show how much risk you put yourself in no matter how mundane the job is compared to other more dangerous things you've done. Just goes to show that we should all be prepared for any sort of seemingly random event that can alter your life. Though, I find it interesting that everyone that dies in an accident is alway "smart and witty." So either accidents find people that can be described as such, or people can never think of some other way to describe anyone.
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