Batman goes Nutzoid!

It's about time he says something without mumbling and brooding. It's a shame he can't do that in character.
 
For future reference don't walk infront of CB's scene or anywhere around it for that matter. I bet this was a long day.

-Nate
 
The guy's a dick. (If this is real) And who is the DP (or whoever) he is yelling at?

I'm surprised more people aren't on the production side in this situation. C'mon, those lights need to be properly gaffed before the camera starts rolling. :Drogar-Evil(DBG): That mother-beating prima-donna needs to be throttled in the jaw with a C-stand.

Funny how he drifts in and out of an English and American accent during his tirade. "Alright, lets go again". Didn't realize he acted in AND directed this film.

I was really stoked to see the new Terminator. Now, not so much.
 
Deepfocus88 said:
The guy's a dick. (If this is real) And who is the DP (or whoever) he is yelling at?

I'm surprised more people aren't on the production side in this situation. C'mon, those lights need to be properly gaffed before the camera starts rolling. :Drogar-Evil(DBG): That mother-beating prima-donna needs to be throttled in the jaw with a C-stand.

Funny how he drifts in and out of an English and American accent during his tirade. "Alright, lets go again". Didn't realize he acted in AND directed this film.

I was really stoked to see the new Terminator. Now, not so much.
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sure he's acting like a douche but a crew's disregard for an actor's needs is a very real issue. when everything you're doing is to capture magic between "action" and "cut", it's astonishing how little regard some people, like this DP for example, have for an actor's creative process. not saying Bale should have handled it this way, but it doesn't discount the DP's lack of awareness. This is why people are kept out of actor's eyelines on professional sets, to minimize distraction.
 
Zak Forsman said:
sure he's acting like a douche but a crew's disregard for an actor's needs is a very real issue. when everything you're doing is to capture magic between "action" and "cut", it's astonishing how little regard some people, like this DP for example, have for an actor's creative process. not saying Bale should have handled it this way, but it doesn't discount the DP's lack of awareness. This is why people are kept out of actor's eyelines on professional sets, to minimize distraction.
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It didn't sound to me like this was an isolated incident. Also, it's an actors job to work themselves up into all sorts of emotional states, so I can't really be surprised when that emotion spills over onto the set. I also wouldn't be surprised if this happened around the same time he had his issues with his mother. The DP should've just backed off instead of engaging him in the argument.
 
Zak Forsman said:
sure he's acting like a douche but a crew's disregard for an actor's needs is a very real issue. when everything you're doing is to capture magic between "action" and "cut", it's astonishing how little regard some people, like this DP for example, have for an actor's creative process. not saying Bale should have handled it this way, but it doesn't discount the DP's lack of awareness. This is why people are kept out of actor's eyelines on professional sets, to minimize distraction.
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Neither one of us were there, so we don't know the whole story. And I'm sure there is QUITE an interesting story behind all of this.

I only can speculate and see it from the DP's point of view, as I am not an actor. If action is called but everything is not in place, what good is the take? I mean, it sounds like a light was out of place or something needed a little tweaking. Maybe it was minor, maybe it was major. Like I said, I'd love to hear the full story behind this.

And I'm only speaking from my small po-dunk range of thinking/experience here, but it sucks to take your footage back to edit and, "ahhhhh sh*t, why didn't we put a flag up in that scene? We were going to." or whatever. And as a sidenote, I've worked with a grip or two that "accidentally" walked into frame during a take, cuz they weren't 100% happy with the setup. (On very very small productions, of course) That's an old trick.

Back to topic, no one deserves to be talked down to like that, it sounded like Bale was ready to fight the dude on set. Just unprofessional behavior in my book. But whatever, dude's a movie star so that gives him carte blanche to act however he wants.
 
This is disgusting...

But you all are right, we don't know the entire situation, but from what it seems, was it the DP walking through while the shot was rolling? If so, he somewhat deserves to be reevaluated, but if it was rehearsal, uncalled for...

Lots of other things could be said too..
 
Zak Forsman said:
This is why people are kept out of actor's eyelines on professional sets, to minimize distraction.
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Heck, we even did that much and we didn't even really have a large crew. CB could've chilled a little though. It was a bit much. Although I did like the like "We'll go now! What do you mean in a minute." I thought that was so totally over the top. Dude became the director. Is he getting dual pay?

-Nate
 
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Deepfocus88 said:
Back to topic, no one deserves to be talked down to like that, it sounded like Bale was ready to fight the dude on set. Just unprofessional behavior in my book. But whatever, dude's a movie star so that gives him carte blanche to act however he wants.
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The way I look at it, you can't expect someone who's trying to bring emotional life to a fake situation to be levelheaded all the time, especially when those situations are intense. I'm not sure "professional" behavior for an actor is the same as that for a crew member. Being professional for an actor is showing up on time, knowing your lines and being emotionally present, not treating everyone courteously. Besides, what set Christian off was what he saw as unprofessional behavior. It makes me think of being a parent. Too many parents make the mistake of thinking their children can understand situations way beyond their maturity level and expect them to behave the way they would. They can't, they are just not equipped yet, so they'll yell and scream and throw tantrums. An actor who takes his job as seriously as Bale does needs to distort his emotional reality so he can believe what's going on. You can't always expect him to just turn those emotions off like a switch. I feel the onus was on the DP to handle the situation maturely and say, "You're right, Mr. Bale, it won't happen again.", even if he felt like punching his lights out.
 
Did the DP walk by during rehearsal or during a real take? I think that makes a pretty big difference.
 
Heh.

I have a friend who worked as an extra on the Transformers sequel and Michael Bay yelled at him for getting in the way. He obviously wanted credit and a paycheck, so he didn't say anything back to Bay.

The moral is to never get in anyone's way on set.
 
Let's not forget, he's starring in a McG movie. That alone would make me homicidal.
 
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Too many parents make the mistake of thinking their children can understand situations way beyond their maturity level and expect them to behave the way they would. They can't, they are just not equipped yet, so they'll yell and scream and throw tantrums. An actor who takes his job as seriously as Bale does needs to distort his emotional reality so he can believe what's going on. You can't always expect him to just turn those emotions off like a switch.
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I would buy that argument if Bale was portraying the role of a baby. But he was playing the part of a grown man. He should act like one!

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LOL at your McG slam.
 
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