In February, a crew member on the set of MarvelsWonder Mandied after falling from a catwalk.
In April,several crew members were injuredafter a stunt-gone-wrong on the set of Eddie Murphys Amazon filmThe Pickup.
Studies show that lack of sleep and increased stress can lead to complications with that condition.
Deadline understands this shift was preceded by another 14-hour shoot the night before.
If it does, this post will be updated.
On weekends, crews are entitled to a 54-hour turnaround time, per the contract.
On9-1-1,Priem faced at least a 90-minute commute to Pomona each day he worked.
However, those safety protocols take time, which can lead to ballooning production hours to pull them off.
This used to be the exception and now its becoming more of the norm.
As forThe Pickup, sources tell Deadline that production days were regularly around 10 hours.
Crew-related social media pages call for change in the form of improved working conditions.
Deadline reached out to Universal Content Productions on this matter and have not received a response.
If the studio responds, this post will be updated.
Despite repeated calls for change from crew members across the country, the problem persists.
But, the financial penalty is not really a penalty.
Its just something they can budget around, adds an L.A.-based crew member.
Its a sentiment echoed by more than a dozen crew members Deadline has spoken with about the issue.
Dougherty says she believes the most meaningful way to address it is through legislation.
