Saturday, July 30, 2016
A Film Company Pleads Guilty to Breaking Harrison Ford's Leg
io9.gizmodo.com: Back in 2014, the news that Harrison Ford had broken his leg on the set of The Force Awakens shook us all to the core. In February of this year, the UK government brought charges against a British production company for violating workplace health and safety laws. And now our nightmare is finally over, as Foodles Production has pleaded guilty.
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I heard about Harrison Ford breaking his leg on set, but I didn’t really acknowledge that it could be some of the crew’s fault. Just goes to show that safety of actors is always first priority. I didn’t really acknowledge that it could lead to a lawsuit about breaking rules on set. This article made me laugh, but I don’t know if it was the way it was written or if I actually enjoy people getting fined. The part about Harrison Ford being a worker opened my eyes because yes, the actors are workers, and the crew need to protect them. But then one could make the argument that without a crew there is no show, so we should focus on keeping the crew safe. And if an actor gets hurt, just bring in an understudy. But then there are safety regulations for a reason people, they’re there to keep everyone safe, not just actors. This article just happened to be about the actors.
Safety of the actors is always first priority. This sentence constantly runs in the head of any crew member ever, this is engraved into are brains. But its true you may not be found of an actor or they may get on your never but its your job to protect them. We have had incidents at my school where an actor stood in the way of a curtain during a vital moment of the curtain needing to go down. But we had to hold for them, just because we were frustrated that doesn't mean we could potentially put there safety at risk. This incident is just one of many examples off people getting hurt in the work place. Its gets frustrating as a stage manager to not have something be able to move because of an actor making a stupid mistake you have told the 500 times before. But you have to remember the safety of actor is always first priority.
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