(11-29-2022, 08:34 PM)Jags Wrote:

(11-29-2022, 08:27 PM)mikesez Wrote: No.  But certain actors and directors have treated their techs, grips, etc., so poorly that word gets out, right?
Why do you ask?

You’re absolutely right Mike!  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve not watched a movie because the director treat the key grip wrong. Word definitely gets out! Mainly to the key grip’s wife and kids.  No one else really. Just them.

The key grip tells the union, the union tells the producer, and the producer talks to the director about cleaning up his act if he ever wants to work in this town again.  At least that's how it's supposed to work.
The audiences for the most part never hear about this stuff and don't care.  But if you ever wonder "huh, whatever happened to actor X or director Y?  Had a few hits and vanished?" It often has something to do with being abusive on set.

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