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When it hits the fan

When it hits the fan

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When it hits the fan

- Something will go wrong during your production day. Sometimes, well, it really goes wrong. If you don't take control of a bad situation, you could lose your entire production day. For example, stop a building situation before it turns bad. Crew members don't always get along, talent doesn't always get along. It's human nature, people sometimes just don't get along. If you see a situation brewing with people on your set, get in there before it turns bad. Take the people aside and have a conversation to find out what's going on. If you can't come to a resolution, remove people from the set if you have to. I've removed crew members and even a few clients from the set. It's better to be a crew member short for the day than to have a toxic situation that can drag the entire production down. Don't freak out over technical issues. Screaming at the camera operator because the camera's malfunctioning and it's putting you behind schedule is not going to make the camera fix itself any faster…

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