Two filmmakers involved with Rust, the indie production where Alec Baldwin shot and killed the movie’s cinematographer, own a company known for filming in unsafe conditions and not paying crew members, according to documents and interviews with workers. buzzfeednews.com/article/briann…
Thomasville Pictures, run by Allen Cheney and Ryan Donnell Smith, has created unsafe conditions by rushing production schedules, spreading staff too thin, and not following safety standards when shooting in risky environments, according to people involved in their projects.
BuzzFeed News talked to 14 people who have worked on three past films under Thomasville’s supervision about conditions on sets.
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Workers allege that they were put in a variety of precarious positions: a young production assistant was asked to be a stunt person; crew members almost got clipped by cars while filming; and supervisors were loose with COVID protocols during the height of the pandemic.
Workers and higher-ups also told BuzzFeed News that it took months for crew on these low-budget films to get paid. Seven people said that they had to constantly hound the production company for money. Some of them are still waiting for their checks.
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