Batman goes Nutzoid!

Batutta said:
The bottom line for me is that his anger is all about the work. If he was screaming like this because his assistant forgot to put equal in his coffee, then I'd certify him as a douchebag.
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This is one of the best point made.

When I heard it and was taken aback. He at the least could have saved that energy for his performance. A three minute F-fest is a bit much for me to listen to, but I wasn't there, I don't act, and I have only the vaguest of notions about what goes into a powerful performance on the part of an actor. And his rage was directed at the DP, who should have known better than to disturb a performance of any kind.

At the same time, some of the things he said were a bit over the top, almost like he was calling the shots. I would have shut that thinking down as soon as it came up.

Lastly, we didn't get a chance to hear the previous 30 seconds, nor 30 seconds after. It would have been much more informative to hear more, like how long it took him to calm down and get back to the scene. I have a feeling it was not very long though.



Oh and Callagan, you are a monkey. That last sentence I wrote has nothing to do with the subject at hand, and is there only because I think, as stated, you are a monkey. A fuzzy, cigar smoking, single malt sipping monkey. A monkey with a smile.
 
Batutta said:
True, but hey, if my mother and sister tried to blackmail me, I wouldn't be the cheeriest fellow.
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I'll just say this and move on. The more acceptable this kind of behaviour becomes the more often it will occur.

He lost it, that's actually healthy, to a point.
The man apologized and he couldn't let it go. If you listen closely they actually had to step in and restrain him.

He needs a time out. :beer:
 
It's nobody's business...especially when there is zero context for those making snap judgements. You are basically just
gossiping.
 
Jim Klatt said:
It's nobody's business...especially when there is zero context for those making snap judgements. You are basically just
gossiping.
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Gossip Girl here. Don't kill a good thread. XOXO


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Damn you Cal!!!

I am at my new job, I had just watched a nice After Effects tutorial by Aaron Stern from Creative Cow. So the speakers were on, and up a little.

Oh, and my boss works RIGHT across the hall.

Oh, and there is a little old man who is doing part time work IN MY OFFICE, using a spare desk and computer.

Oh, and the little old man is GREAT FRIENDS with the current VP here.

Oh and did I mention the speakers were on???



Ahh man . . . I had no idea that was coming. I though it was a silly monkey page and I would get to type in text and it would talk back.

Ahhhh man.
 
It was a big deal - Bale was yelling at an ASC cinematogrpaher, and the director was caught in the middle.

I've had similar tirades on my sets with Messner ans Sizemore, although they weren't directed at me. And as a director, all you can do is.....nothing. Damage control, maybe. You need these guys to finish their work or you're screwed, and they know it.

What Hurlbut did was very unpro....moving around the background in the actor's eyeline during a take. It's distracting for sure. Bale went too far, but you'll find on big sets it happens all the time. I've personally witnessed it and also had a version of it on my set.

Long days, tight schedules, difficult scenes and just being with the same people for weeks on end produce these kinds of explosions.
 
I wanted to add to the conversation... CB and the crew were all doing there jobs, from being emotionally charged to making sure the lights were perfect. The director was the one here that was not doing their job. Controlling CB, and doing the talking to the crew about ruining takes. Maybe we should rename the guy Damien Cockburn.

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completely blowing an imperfect take is not the DP's call. you know?
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exactly. the director should have yelled cut if it was really that big of a deal...or just let the scene run so CB could be completely emotionally involved and then do another take. Unless there was a giant explosion or anything that can only be done once, just let the scene run and then do it again.
 
arges03 said:
I wanted to add to the conversation... CB and the crew were all doing there jobs, from being emotionally charged to making sure the lights were perfect. The director was the one here that was not doing their job. Controlling CB, and doing the talking to the crew about ruining takes. Maybe we should rename the guy Damien Cockburn.

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Yeah except as a director you can't really control a name actor's outbursts. They will frequently want to "go again" and say so often. I've heard this many times, not only on my set. McG did all he could do - be a mediator and passive. Anything more than this would have made Bale walk.
 
This type of thing makes me want to avoid "certain" actors. When actors get a reputation of violent or cursing outbursts then that's a problem. I've been on a few sets, not major multi-million dollar ones, but large enough for frustration and never have we had anything like this.

I heard on a set here in Atlanta, an actress wanted some "peaches" (since she was in GA) and asked a PA to go get her some. The girl made a mistake a brought the actress plums. So the actress got mad and started to throw the plums at her. All she had to do was ask if the girl would go get her some peaches, and wait another 10 minutes. I feel this is the point when people start to belittle others.

I was up one morning at 3AM after shooting 16 hours and we couldn't get a scene right. The lead actor, The DP and I were arguing and frustrated, but none of us cursed another out. This is just disrespect of everyone. I don't care what kind of pressure you're under, you can ask the director or pull him to the side and say "can you do something about the DP, he's screwing up my attachment to the scene."
 
On a pro set like this one, it is actually the First AD who is responsible for managing this. Not the director. You've heard the saying "it may be the director's movie, but it's the AD's set"?
 
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