http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31036857
This article is a devastating incident that occurred on the set of Martin Scorsese's upcoming film called Silence. A Taiwanese construction worker (Chen Yu-Lung) was killed after a ceiling collapsed on top of him and two other men during pre-production of the film in the Chinese Culture and Movie Center. According to a spokes person for the film, the incident occurred after a specific building on CMPC studios backlot was said to have been unstable. The whole plan was to hire and independent contractor in order to reinforce the building and make it "safe". It is apparent that idea didn't work out all for the poor two men who suffered head and leg injuries along with the death of one person. The Taiwanese spokes man for the film also mentioned that the accident was not expected to affect the filming schedule and they must try their hardest to keep moving on. Martin Scorsese regrets the fatal accident as well, but knows that he must continue with his work. The film is due to be released by next year 2016. This is important to me as a filmmaker and student because it really makes you strongly think about how little mistakes can turn out to be deadly ones. In this case, simply choosing location for the film, but taking the risk knowing that the building was pronounced unstable. It was a dangerous decision to be made that ended badly. Everything you do in Film must be properly planned out and safety should always be your first concern. This could have taken the lives of many more if the ceiling hadn't decided to fall that early on those three men. That's why you must always take precaution when it comes to location selection and think about the cons. As a consumer, this makes me feel really bad about the families of those three men. It felt as if the incident happened, but everyone had a brief moment of sadness and then it was back to work from there. It's the sad truth, but things like these aren't supposed to stop the planning of an entire movie in the film industry. They can't afford to lose time, which is why Martin Scorsese told the public the film's schedule wouldn't be affected.This raises questions like: Are the amount of deaths on set high? Will this continue to be an issue in the future? Will dangerous location sites for action films be avoided?
Friday, January 30, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
DreamWorks Animation Restructuring
http://deadline.com/2015/01/dreamworks-animation-restructuring-to-cut-500-jobs-with-290m-charge-1201355918/
Last week it was reported that Dreamworks was in the verge of laying off some of it's employees. That time has come. 500 people will loose their jobs in the new restructuring of Dreamworks Animation who is closing down one of it's studios and bringing everything to the Studio in Glendale, CA. This comes after a series of failures at the box office. The studio was once producing hit after hit but recently, the hits have been few and far between. The restructuring involves a lot of people loosing work, mostly from the top of the company. Vice Chairman Lew Coleman is retiring and COO Mark Zoradi and marketing chief Dawn Taubin will leave the company. As a consumer this affects me in a big way. Dreamworks will no longer be able putting out as many movies but I suspect the quality of the films will rise again. As a filmmaker this affects me because this is proof of the consequences of not making money in a studio. The last few films for dream works were terrible and now people are getting fired. The money comes first and that is an important lesson. As a student this gives me insight to the economics of the film industry and it shows me how a company reacts to having poor results. Because it was once so successful, I can see the kind of steps they take to get back to success. Some questions that come up are: Can Dreamworks get back to making hit after hit or will this change be for nothing? How important were the top executives to the creative process if there is no change to the company?
Last week it was reported that Dreamworks was in the verge of laying off some of it's employees. That time has come. 500 people will loose their jobs in the new restructuring of Dreamworks Animation who is closing down one of it's studios and bringing everything to the Studio in Glendale, CA. This comes after a series of failures at the box office. The studio was once producing hit after hit but recently, the hits have been few and far between. The restructuring involves a lot of people loosing work, mostly from the top of the company. Vice Chairman Lew Coleman is retiring and COO Mark Zoradi and marketing chief Dawn Taubin will leave the company. As a consumer this affects me in a big way. Dreamworks will no longer be able putting out as many movies but I suspect the quality of the films will rise again. As a filmmaker this affects me because this is proof of the consequences of not making money in a studio. The last few films for dream works were terrible and now people are getting fired. The money comes first and that is an important lesson. As a student this gives me insight to the economics of the film industry and it shows me how a company reacts to having poor results. Because it was once so successful, I can see the kind of steps they take to get back to success. Some questions that come up are: Can Dreamworks get back to making hit after hit or will this change be for nothing? How important were the top executives to the creative process if there is no change to the company?
Monday, January 19, 2015
Dreamworks Animation Layoffs
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/layoffs-underway-at-dreamworks-animation-1201409054/
This article is about Dreamworks Animation planning once again another round of Layoffs due to disappointing box office number with films, such as Rise of the Guardians, Turbo, and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. “Three of our last four films have not delivered in terms of audience turnout or financial performance,” Katzenberg told analysts. It is clear that Dreamworks Animation has been dealing with a big decline in the company, with no award winning films for the past 3 other than How to Train a Dragon 2, which did manage a nomination for best picture animation for the Academy Awards after winning in the same category in the Golden Globe Awards. It was rumored that the most affected by the layoffs are going to be the animators, storyboard artists, and production personnel. I chose this article because I haven't been really happy about how their turnouts have been going with films. I rarely watch Dreamwork Animation films because they are no longer what they used to be. I've heard nothing but bad in their work, and i didn't bother watching. This news is probably important to the customer because, even though it's a sad thing to do for those who have been working hard, it has been disappointing lately and a change needs to happen. It was said that the company will reduct production budgets, so theres no telling what the future holds for it. The customer wants a better Dreamworks Animation. It's important to me as a filmmaker and student because it shows me that you can't get away with just making films out in the real world. People expect greatness and that's what you should shoot for all the time. If not, then you bring about disappointing numbers which in turn can get you laid off and lose your job for good. Filmmaking isn't just about making movies. It's about being creative and loving what you do. Making a bad film doesn't get you recognized and only hurts you more instead of growing into a better/experienced filmmaker. Questions that might come up from this can be: Will Dreamworks lower production budgets continue to hurt the company even more than it already is? Will new animators, storyboard artists, and production personnel be given a chance at working for the company?
This article is about Dreamworks Animation planning once again another round of Layoffs due to disappointing box office number with films, such as Rise of the Guardians, Turbo, and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. “Three of our last four films have not delivered in terms of audience turnout or financial performance,” Katzenberg told analysts. It is clear that Dreamworks Animation has been dealing with a big decline in the company, with no award winning films for the past 3 other than How to Train a Dragon 2, which did manage a nomination for best picture animation for the Academy Awards after winning in the same category in the Golden Globe Awards. It was rumored that the most affected by the layoffs are going to be the animators, storyboard artists, and production personnel. I chose this article because I haven't been really happy about how their turnouts have been going with films. I rarely watch Dreamwork Animation films because they are no longer what they used to be. I've heard nothing but bad in their work, and i didn't bother watching. This news is probably important to the customer because, even though it's a sad thing to do for those who have been working hard, it has been disappointing lately and a change needs to happen. It was said that the company will reduct production budgets, so theres no telling what the future holds for it. The customer wants a better Dreamworks Animation. It's important to me as a filmmaker and student because it shows me that you can't get away with just making films out in the real world. People expect greatness and that's what you should shoot for all the time. If not, then you bring about disappointing numbers which in turn can get you laid off and lose your job for good. Filmmaking isn't just about making movies. It's about being creative and loving what you do. Making a bad film doesn't get you recognized and only hurts you more instead of growing into a better/experienced filmmaker. Questions that might come up from this can be: Will Dreamworks lower production budgets continue to hurt the company even more than it already is? Will new animators, storyboard artists, and production personnel be given a chance at working for the company?
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