Transformers 3:24-year-old female extra seriously injured

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

here

Hope she recovers but it doesn't look good.

I am positive Bay is committed to safety. Something went wrong, and I hope she recovers.

 

[Brent]

Sounds like a cable snapped and whipped back around and sliced her skull!

I hope she recovers!

 

[RJDiogenes]

Poor kid. I hope she'll be okay and move on to a successful career in movies.

 

[Jetfire]

This is sad and I too hope she will be ok.

 

[Candlelight]

Ummm... Autobot Spike?

Hope she pulls through. It's always a shame when accidents like this hurt movies that go to extra lengths to ensure safety precautions.

 

[Rii]

I am positive Bay is committed to safety.

Why?

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

Any filmmaker should be... and I've heard his commentary tracks... his worries about even the minor things, from tiny scratches to a hurt ankle, seem to illicit comments of concern from him, just as James Cameron took extraordinary precautions on Titanic

 

[Jax]

^ Bay might but I doubt the studio are, better to save money. Is it common for extras in BIG BIG box office movies to be

paid minimum wage

? cheap gits. I can understand in TV but films, which make nearly a billion $$$.

I hope she pull throughs.

 

[Aikiweezie]

^ Bay might but I doubt the studio are, better to save money. Is it common for extras in BIG BIG box office movies to be

paid minimum wage

? cheap gits. I can understand in TV but films, which make nearly a billion $$$.

I hope she pull throughs.

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[Candlelight]

^ Bay might but I doubt the studio are, better to save money. Is it common for extras in BIG BIG box office movies to be

paid minimum wage

? cheap gits. I can understand in TV but films, which make nearly a billion $$$.

I hope she pull throughs.

I worked Monday through Wednesday as one of about 80 extras with cars on Transformers 3. I was 2 or 3 cars behind the young woman who was injured. It was the last scene on the last day of filming in Indiana. Yes, we were paid minimum wage, $8.25 an hour plus $25 extra for use of our cars. We got 4 hours of overtime for each day. It was a tragic accident so please pray, chant, send good vibes or just wish the best for her. It could have happened to any of us. I know I'm still very shaken up about this. I can only imagine how the crew feels.

Will do

 

[FordSVT]

^ Bay might but I doubt the studio are, better to save money. Is it common for extras in BIG BIG box office movies to be

paid minimum wage

? cheap gits. I can understand in TV but films, which make nearly a billion $$$.

I hope she pull throughs.

You do realize that those wages are negotiated by unions, right?

I work in industry (not the film industry but it's a potentially very dangerous place), and it doesn't benefit any company to skimp on safety because it will almost always come back to bite you in the ass. Spend $100k or get sued for millions if someone gets injured or killed, it's not much of a choice. Also, unions won't allow it (craft and actors), and there are safety inspectors on location I'd imagine.

And I've seen a few of Bay's commentaries, the guy is a safety Nazi and a control freak.

 

[Aikiweezie]

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[Captain Pike]

Haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere (so sorry if I am repeating news in some other thread) but she was left paralysed down the left side of her body - Filmmakers cleared after stunt paralyses aspiring actress

 

[RJDiogenes]

That's just horrible. The poor kid.

I hope the studio is Human enough to make sure she's taken care of, at fault or not.