Story From Twitter: The Unfortunate Fate Of A Film Crew

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JAKARTA - A tweet on Twitter broke out to the public. Quoting @MissSatyani, a film crew named Adit who was doing his job fell when he installed a tracking point on the green screen. The work he did in the morning at 3 in the morning. This tweet received more than ten thousand retweets and likes. This is widely heard but rarely broadcast.

The growing Indonesian film industry makes it natural that every week there are always shooting work for a project. In accordance with the plans of each production house, some choose to relax in working on films and spend up to months. Meanwhile, there are also those who managed to do it within a week.

Reporting from a post in Kompasiana, an example is presented. Director Nayato Fio Nuala, who is known for his horror film projects, has told stories, in order to suppress the budget, he and the crew filmed in just a week. Due to the short time, the production team usually installed equipment a few days before filming started to shorten the time. Plus some crews are made to be able to do various types of jobdesk.

Sad news, a film crew named Adit died of an accident falling from a scaffolding / steiger while installing a tracking point on the green screen, at 3 a.m. Without diminishing respect, here are the facts of working in a film production environment:

- Satyani Adiwibowo (@MissSatyani) January 30, 2020

That's just one example of the many stories behind the production of a film. Not to mention when it comes to crews, there isn't much transparency about recruiting professional crews in films. Usually they receive job offers based on the relationship of the closest people, say family, friends, and so on. Unfortunately, this does not always make the crew truly professional in their field and only follows the directions of their superiors.

The production house has primary responsibility for the crew working in the field. However, this protection is only in the form of material and not insurance or legal protection. This is what industry players should pay attention to.

In terms of time, shooting hours that sometimes followed the situation on the ground were not possible. But back again with the principle of work where a worker must carry out his job healthily so that an efficient environment is created. Working during the day is sometimes tiring, how about working until dawn? Certainly our health condition is questionable.

Self-esteem

There is a saying, if you are not feeling tired, it is a sign that you have not worked so hard. This sentence sounds depressing because hard work doesn't have to be measured by how tired a person is. Don't overly praise the less proud principle of "overtime" work. In fact, question the work environment if you have overtime a lot.

Reporting from an article uploaded by Amy Clarke, the problem about this crew also lies in the stereotype of the entertainment business that seems glamorous so that someone is willing to do anything to get into it. In fact, to work in the film industry you don't have to waste yourself in order to be accepted here.

Like working like office employees, the production team should have their own healthy hours at work. No matter how old, productivity can be created as long as the production team is supported by a friendly environment and careful planning.