Friday, October 28, 2011
'Expendables 2' Stuntman Dies In On-Set Accident
MTV Movie News| MTV: A stuntman was killed when an accident occurred involving a rubber boat and an explosion. Two stuntmen were involved in the scene, which was filming around 7 p.m. local time on Thursday night. The second man suffered serious injuries, but he is now said to be in stable condition.
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It's never good to hear of those in the entertainment industry being hurt or killed related to working. I do feel like we don't hear stories about stuntmen as often as you might think. They surely do some really dangerous work, but these are all professionals. I'd imagine the vast majority of stuntmen are very safe, and one hopes the producers are backing them with the full safety resources requisite. I will be curious to follow this story to find out more about exactly what went wrong, and what the plans are to stop incidents like this in the future.
This is sad to hear that someone had died at the set of the a movie. As I understand when a stuntman sings up for the job they have the understanding that they may die or get injured in doing the job. I am interested to know what when wrong and how, was it when they expanded the face that involved a boat and an explosion load. I wonder if the pyro set of the charge at the wrong time and cause the boat to blow it up. I know when they are working with stuntmen they try to keep them as safe as possible and keep them out of danger if possible and use of the camera to their advantage and a single view point to make it seem like it is closer to them then it is.
I agree with both Charles and Robert that incidents like this are unfortunate. Although I think we have far less accidents in the entertainment industry than in many others. Construction might be an example. We just work in a highly publicized field so there is more attention when incidents like this happen. I think the advantage of this is that more attention is paid to all things safety related. Sometimes being in the spotlight makes you more responsible.
This is definitely an unfortunate thing to hear about, as we never like to hear of the death of someone, especially within our own industry. While I would like to hear more about what exactly caused the accident, and led to the tragedy, I think there can be some solace taken in the fact that we don't hear of stuntmen dying very often, and I think that is a testament to the safety precautions they take, and the support they have from the entire production in doing what they do. I have a feeling because of that and the many safety precautions that are taken with dangerous stunts, that this was more of a freak accident, cause by a number of little things having to go wrong to lead to this conclusion, rather than one massive failure, but I imagine we'll find out more about it in the coming weeks.
This is never something you want to hear or see over the blog but it does happen. I find it even more tragic whenever it is a technician or an actor or civilian though. yes this is a tragic event and i don't want to down play that at all however, there is a certain expectation in being a stuntman that things can go wrong and you may be hurt . it is part of being a stunt worker. Yes this is sad and there are always ways we can work to stop things like this from happening however there is an inherent nature in our jobs and we must account for them at times.
Its always sad to hear when accidents happen on set. I wish that this article would have provided more details about the accident itself instead of the movie. I would be nice to know what exactly went wrong and how it could have been prevented. At least in the future new steps will hopefully be initiated so it wont happen again.
Truly a tragedy for anyone to lose a life on set. Yes stuntmen sign up for the job with an understanding of exactly what they are getting themselves into but doesn't change anything. most stuntmen love there jobs and enjoy the action but there is a reason why film company's and unions have so many safety restrictions and protocols. i am really curious to hear as to the cause of the accident. I used to work as a set medic for films and occasional stage shows. This does hit pretty close.
It's almost unsettling how things like this ultimately cause positive changes in the industry. When you think about it, none of the safety features we use today would be in place if something terrible didn't happen to someone at some point. Thankfully, we take enough precautions today where it may no longer be necessary to implement new laws concerning safety (granted, that may change with modern technology always improving and becoming more dangerous).
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