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Chas Blankenship

35 Years ago today, one of the greatest movies ever made was released.
Conceived by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner and under the direction of Paul Verhoeven, ROBOCOP is an absolute tour de force.
So much about it may not have worked...so much about it perhaps shouldn't have worked...and yet ALL of it WORKS. As an action film, as a commentary, as an emotional journey, as a satire, as a slice of genre kitsch, as a poignant meditation on the world's efforts to grind up our humanity and the importance of reclaiming it, preserving it and its power to motivate us through even the most unthinkable of circumstances.
As with others, it resonates with me so profoundly because it's about someone paying the ultimate price for nothing more than trying to do the right thing...and his odyssey of taking what was stolen from him back while still doing what he knows is right.
That is so incredibly satisfying to see and reassuring to live with.
The cast is a knockout, headed by Peter Weller's soulful, heartbreaking performance as Alex Murphy...and everyone's technical efforts from Rob Bottin to Phil Tippett to Basil Poledouris to Jost Vacano are just phenomenal.
It's one of the seminal cinematic experiences of an entire decade. But for all its mayhem and violence, it's humor and wit...it's the heart underneath that takes it to another level.
Happy Birthday, Robo!

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First Canon Roll stunt was performed on John Wayne film: "McQ" by some crafty Stunts Unlimited pioneers.

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Robin Williams always required film companies to hire homeless people in order to book him - Stephen Spielberg found Williams useful in other ways - His passing made Koko sign "Cry"

Steven Spielberg's "The Exorcist" (1973) - When Visual Effects were done "practical"!

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This 8th anniversary of my daughter Sarah’s death brings with it yet another tragic death in the film industry. On October 21st of this past year, cinematographer Halyna Hutchens was fatally wounded in a shooting incident while working on the film ‘Rust’. Another senseless death brought on by negligent actions and a disregard for safety precautions.

This does not need to happen again. The film industry, thru the non-profit Contract Services, has developed many of the guidelines necessary for productions to manage a set safely through what is known as the Safety Bulletins.

If Safety Bulletin #1, “Recommendations for Safety with Firearms And Use of "Blank Ammunition", had been attached to the call sheet, discussed in safety meetings, and followed, Halyna Hutchins would likely still be alive.

If Safety Bulletin #28, “Guidelines for Railroad Safety”, had been attached to the call sheet, discussed in safety meetings, and followed, my daughter – Sarah Jones -- would still be alive.

What’s missing is enforcement. And consequences.

If safety protocols are ignored, there should be consequences so that the violator does not move on to yet another production only to put other crew members’ safety in jeopardy.

Those who are known to have ignored or willfully violated safety protocols perhaps should not be given the honor of being a member of their prospective Guilds. I’m sure there are additional appropriate consequences that can be implemented.

Crew members are dying and/or being horribly injured time after time. Tragedy is always just one bad decision away. When producers try to save money, they often hire unqualified crew in positions of authority who can affect set safety. With time and budget constraints, safety issues can be overlooked or even ignored.

To avert an on-set accident, crew members must sometimes stand up to a producer, demand change and explain to them why the decisions made by the production company will put their crew in grave danger.

Because of Sarah’s death, more crew members have felt secure enough to speak up, but as we have seen, much more needs to be done.

Above-the-line producers are hiring the production managers and UPMs, who, in turn, hire the 1st AD, Key Grip, Prop Master, Armorer and other critical department heads. Those department heads are expected to adhere to the established best practices and safety guidelines.

But what are the consequences if they do not? OSHA fines? Those are surprisingly low.

I challenge the Guilds, studios, networks, film and TV production companies to make safety the number one priority.

I propose that like-minded individuals join together in establishing a Safety Coalition to help the industry come up with a solution – a better way forward.

The Film and Television business comprises a remarkable group of crafts and skilled persons who can create the impossible. It’s now time for them to help create the possible.

Together, we can help ensure that no other family will be destroyed because of someone’s lack of care and/or disregard for set safety. Having consequences will help with the enforcement of the Safety Bulletins.

Richard Jones
Father of Sarah Jones

#SafetyForSarah

How Old Films Are Professionally Restored

From Movies Insider: https://www.facebook.com/watch/1565713960405733/1009671536046358/
Early films can be destroyed forever if not preserved. See how movies get repaired, reconstructed, and converted to digital form to avoid this fate.
For more from The George Eastman Museum:
https://www.eastman.org/moving-image
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeorgeEastmanMuseum
https://www.instagram.com/eastmanmuseum/

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