Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative Launches Tools to Fight Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation
Lighting&Sound America Online - News: Last year the Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative conducted a survey that revealed that bullying, harassment, and intimidation are a common experience in our industry. Respondents told us, "Emotional abuse is part of the culture," and "Harassment, discrimination, and retaliation are rampant."
The film crews being directed from a continent away
BBC News: In a production studio in Kiev, Ukraine, a film director sits in front of a computer screen and yells, "Action!" Some 7,500 km (4,660 miles) away in Shanghai, China, his assistant relays the message to the crew filming a TV advertisement for Mercedes-Benz. Meanwhile, in Germany, executives from the carmaker are watching on in real time.
Engineer in fatal 2012 Radiohead stage collapse in Toronto guilty of professional misconduct
CBC News: An engineer who signed off on a Radiohead concert stage that collapsed and killed a drum technician in Toronto eight years ago has been found guilty of professional misconduct, but the findings and the engineer's acceptance of them come too late to provide justice, according to the band and the family of the man who died.
Quarantine, Ventilate, Be Ready to Quit: In-Person Theatre in the Time of COVID
AMERICAN THEATRE: When planning a full season of shows for Premiere Stages at Kean University in Union, N.J., artistic director John Wooten (he/him) typically submits a four-page proposal to Actors’ Equity Association. But for a single recent production of Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!—staged outdoors just five times with two performers for relatively small, socially distanced and masked audiences—Wooten “went back and forth 15 times” with the stage actors’ union, filling up a safety worksheet with a “multicolored rainbow” of highlights of concerns and solutions, for a document that ended up close to 30 pages.
Films like 'Mank' and 'Zappa' show why time's up for the 'difficult genius' trope
The Washington Post: In the new documentary “Zappa,” a very young Frank Zappa admits in an interview that of course he cheats on his wife, Gail, nonchalantly adding that if he “gets the clap,” they both simply pop some penicillin and go on with their lives. Famous for his irascible perfectionism, Zappa is remembered with affection by Gail and his former bandmates, who speak admiringly, if ruefully, of their exacting, aloof and withholding leader. It’s telling that Zappa’s biggest hit, “Valley Girl,” was co-written with his daughter Moon, prompted by her pleas for more time with her emotionally distant dad.
