Toxic Crew Members Who Want To Overthrow The Director - Brad Sykes
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- Brad Sykes is an award-winning filmmaker and author based in Los Angeles. Brad attended Boston University’s film program, graduating cum laude. After moving to Los Angeles and working in studio production and development, Sykes made his feature debut with the horror comedy SCREAM QUEEN, starring genre icon Linnea Quigley. Sykes has since written and directed over twenty feature films. He co-runs Nightfall Pictures with his wife and producing partner Josephina Sykes.
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This happened to me with a fellow crew member. He started directing the actors and everything in front of me. I had to pull him out and talk to him in private to just do his job and stay out of my way.
Its horrible. I hear about this all the time. We once had a person who said they wanted to be on set as a PA, start directing the actors out of nowhere. More than the level of disrespect, it was flat out WEIRD seeing him try that.
Happened to me as well. As a novice director, I am still trying to figure out if I want to work with this person again.
Some Actors will test you, especially if they know you're working alone, a topic that rarely gets discussed. Ego is The Devil.
The video title is literally me right now for my final film project for university.
Sorry to hear that. Hope you are able to smooth things over and still make a successful film.
This happens to me quite often, having a very young-looking face doesn't help. It usually stems from someone thinking "HEY this is actually a pretty cool production, let me put my ideas and my own personal thumbprint on this production." As a director, you should listen to everyone's suggestions and decide which suggestion make it into the film. But people on set can just FEEL when someone is trying to overtake the director. Solution: It usually just takes a talking to. And if they are being extremely rude about it, you have to be equally as direct about it.
Once the crew notices you're taking directing advice from a grip, MU dept, or boom op, etc. EV one will start to direct. It's best to only take practical directing advice from one or two ppl, if any, and in private.
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There is nothing worse than looking back at a project (that turned out well) and feeling sour towards the experience.
In my experience, A great way to maintain good spirits in set is to start each day gathering cast and crew to have a group prayer, meditation or whatever it is your cup of tea. If the producer is also present, the better. It may seem like nothing, but believe me, it works; almost everyone appreciates it and it creates a sense of family support. That and having enough good food at all times.🖖🏼Great job once again Film Courage, thank you and have a great 2021!
Beautiful comment. Thanks for posting. And a great 2021 to you and your creative works!
But people arrive on set at different times, often the previous day's shooting has worn people down a bit more, and it's always a race against the clock, so you end up just getting straight down to business.
I say the director or Exec Producer, UPM should be aware of crews, groups, actors & LEAD. Some dir want to be creative but disassociated from the below the line crew. That does not work on location or low budget projects. Do not hire or contract union types, LA-NY types who are set in their ways, not able to deal with changes, stress, rough environments. Avoid the 🏳️🌈 hippy types who think they can get a no fat latte at 1130pm in Cornfield Iowa.
Thanks for the info.👌❤😎
Love Brad's insights on filmmaking, he has a nice, practical view at everyday issues on set. The problem with toxic crewmembers and authority issues is an interesting one as there are a lot of different ways it can manifest. For me I've found the "I'm also a director" type of crewmember to be the most annoying kind - ones who either want to be directors or also direct themselves and can have an ambivalent or even low-key hostile attitude towards the production itself - the kind of attitude where they'll nit-pick about things, second guess you (or some other HOD like DP if that's the position they think they should be in) and make derogatory remarks because they think they'd make for a better director. You get people like this occasionally, especially in low-budget stuff where you have less of a luxury of choice, and having them around is really draining and straight up detrimental to the production.
Here’s an example of emotional intelligence and maturity
True T.
Yes, I know what you're saying is true. I worked with a regional dance company and the hired Stage Manager did everything he could to under mind the Artistic Director's directions during rehearsals and performances. He had a daughter who was a gifted dancer in the company. Maybe he had a personal vendetta because his daughter didn't get the parts he wanted her to have. I thought his behavior was very reprehensible because, we're there to help one another and serve our audience well.
Loved this . Great comment about reviews at the end
She said "There is no school to teach you that", but that is wrong. I went to the best film school, that forces you to work collaboratively. It can get very political. Some people drop out because of it.
The ability to deal effectively with assholes is part of being a professional -- in any industry.
Diplomacy is a trait needed in certain destructive situations like Brad mentioned. That was helpful.
When you click on his IMDB link it goes to Josephina Sykes.
Looks like our signal got crossed up on this one, thanks for the heads up Bumdog. Should be fixed now.
100% on the money Brad...
Anyone rethinking their career aspiration after listening to his voice from the trenches?
"Don't change your career, change your attitude." Heard that somewhere. Any career is difficult but if it's important enough you're willing to suffer and change for the better to achieve it
The modern show biz industry is rough. Some sets, producers are bad. Other actors, EPs, UPMs can be smart, ethical, well run. Seek out the good types because the film business has a lot of scumbags, 2 faced jerks, a holes.
Interesting indeed...
7:20 "The movie is in charge" That's the only truth.
Now that is a title for a TH-cam video!!
We have covered a good amount of topics, haven't we? Cheers Armando!
DESTROY THE MUTINY
@5;03 " I do know a l few people who've made only one movie and that's it" ( Orson Welles would inject that one only needs one movie, or at least one good one.) *My lunches with Orson, book
I had this happen on set and I had to deal with it had on.
How did you go about resolving the issue?
Do devout Christians cause a lot of problems on set??
Don't they do that everywhere? Politics, arts, family life etc. 😂
depends on if they are actually christians or just a “religious christian”. and its the religious ones that like to make up rules and tell everyone else how to be and are quite frankly the worst kinds of people and they dont actually follow the teachings of christ, they just like to use them as an excuse to boss other people around and feel morally suprior (when they arent). it’s the “religious” types that called for jesus to be crusified interestingly enough.
That Christian producer couldn't hide her true evil nature when she saw that makeup.