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NBCUniversal Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Production Safety 101 2015 Environmental, Health & Safety International Communications Conference (EHSICC) September 23, 2015 Production Fast and Furious 7, Colorado Springs, Colorado FF7 Car Drop Organizational Charts • Organizational Charts and Definitions are referenced from Hines, William E. Job Descriptions for Film, Video & CGI. Los Angeles, CA: ED- VENTURE, 1999. Chicago Fire, Chicago, Illinois • Chicago Fire: Burning Man • Chicago Fire: Season 2 Special Effects Live Theater: Wicked Wicked: Load in Useful Definitions • Rolling: A spoken cue by AD to the crew that the scene is about to be shot, and to alert the camera crew to begin running the camera • Speed: A spoken cue from the Sound Mixer indicating that sound recording has started and is in sync with the camera • Action: Spoken instruction by the Director to indicate beginning of performance within a shot or scene • Cut: Spoken instruction by the Director indicating to the camera crew to stop filming • Going Again: A cue given by the AD to indicate that the scene will be shot again • Take Two: A second shot of the same scene shot prior Useful Definitions • Checking the Gate: A term used at the filming completion of a scene by an AD asking the camera operators for confirmation that the film ran through the camera correctly • Pick-up: Scene or shots filmed after principal photography has finished, usually to fill in continuity gaps • AD: Abbreviation for Assistant Director • Boom: A pole device with a microphone mounted at its end used by the sound department to capture the dialogue in close proximity to the actors • Dolly: Movable, wheeled platform that holds a camera and its operator. Or tow rig to tow a car behind insert car Useful Definitions • Insert Car: A vehicle rigged with cameras and or lighting to film actors while driving and/or riding on something • Process A trailer that can hold a vehicle with actors and be Trailer: pulled by an insert car • Props: Any movable item to be seen on camera and used in a particular scene • Honey Wagon: A vehicle that has been converted into a mobile restroom. Many have offices and dressing rooms attached to the same vehicle Useful Definitions • Blue Screen / Action is shot in front of a painted or colored screen. Green Screen: The space on the screen is replaced by visual effects • Best Boy: Term used for Electric and Grip Department indicating the person in charge under the department head • Call Time: The time given to the cast and crew to arrive on set • Call Sheet: A sheet distributed at the end of each work day to the cast and crew to advise them of the following day start times. It also details the equipment needed, location, scenes to be shot, and special notes such as weather and safety Useful Definitions • Four Wall: Refers to the rental of a space for filming. The provider is providing “four walls” to be used • Baby, Terms used by the lighting department to indicate Junior, Sr.: lamp sizes • Gel: A term referring to a usually colored transparent diffusion material placed within a frame, to color the light from a lamp • Ratchet: A mechanical device used by Special Effects and or Stunts to pull object or person(s) at a high rate of speed by use of cable or rope • Ram: A mechanical device used by Stunts and or Special Effects to throw an object and or person(s) at a high rate of speed Useful Definitions • Air Bag: A large air filed bag that is used to absorb the energy of a Stunt performer in a high fall • Wire Gag: A Stunt or Special Effects activity using a cable or rope to fly objects or person(s) • ¼ Load: A term used by Special Effects and or Property department indicating the amount of powder used in a blank round fired from a weapon • Fire in A cue used by Special Effects and/or Property department the Hole: prior to detonating pyrotechnic effect or firing a weapon • Mortar: A steel device used by Special Effects department to direct pyrotechnics blast in predetermined direction (shotgun, trapezoid, pan) Useful Definitions • Bullet Hit: A pyrotechnic device used by Special Effects department to simulate a bullet hit when detonated • Blood Hit: A simulated bullet it with blood • Blood Bag: A bag filled with fake blood that is placed in front of the Bullet hit to simulate blood loss on an actor • Nail Board: A piece of wood with nails aligned in a row, then tied together with a common wire and individual wires connected to pyrotechnic charges • Magazine: An approved storage container used to store explosives • Lifter A container filled with black powder with igniter to lift Bomb: debris and/or gasoline from a mortar Useful Definitions • Squib: A pyrotechnic device used to set off an explosive charge and/or simulate a bullet hit • Turkey Bag: A plastic bag filled with gasoline to create a fire effect once placed in a mortar and set off by a lifter • Propane A pressure tank set up to expel propane gas into Mortar: the air • Air Mortar: A pressure tank set up to expel air and/or nitrogen to launch debris into the air • Dust Hit: A capsule filled with dust or colored powder shot from a device much like paintball gun shot at an object Bates Motel, Vancouver, British Columbia Workforce • Production crew is transient in nature moving from show to show, some work for the duration of the show, many are daily hires and work only one day • There are more than 30 different union locals and more than 100 job classifications in Los Angeles alone • Crew members are hired through a payroll service and not direct NBCUniversal employees • NBCUniversal or Universal Pictures staff employee numbers are very small and include Creative, Physical Production, Post Production, Finance, Labor Relations, Business and Legal • Basic safety training is provided through the Safety Pass program for Los Angeles-based hires. Site specific or project specific training is provided by EHS or outside contractors. Special Events • 4th of July • New Years Eve • Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center • Nik Wallenda Tightrope Walks • Others • Professor Splash Wallenda Walk, Grand Canyon, Arizona Nature of a Production • Individual company established for the sole purpose of the production of a feature and / or television production under one of several companies i.e., GEP Productions, Open for Business, 1440 Entertainment • Features are usually short duration 3-9 months; while TV shows can last for many seasons • Widely varying budgets <$1 million to > $100 million • Number of employees per production <100 to >500 • Shooting days on a feature <20 to >100; Shooting days on a TV episode between 5 >8 • Stage or location • Action (stunts or special effects) or dialogue • Locations worldwide Grimm, Portland, Oregon Sample of Current and Past Productions • Features: Fast and Furious 7, Jurassic World, Fifty Shades of Grey, Trainwreck, Straight Outta Compton, Ride Along 2, The Man with the Iron Fists 2, Everest, Unbroken, Black Sea, Steve Jobs, Bourne 5; Kindergarten Cop 2 • Television: Bates Motel, Dominion, Dig, Royal Pains, Grimm, Parenthood, The Office, The Mindy Project, Parks and Recreation, Go On, The Tonight Show, Access Hollywood, Last Call With Carson Daly, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Do No Harm, Maury Policy, Jerry Springer, Law & Order SVU, Smash, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Myers, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, State of Affairs, Chicago PD, Crossbones, About a Boy, Last Comic Standing, Macy’s 4th of July Spectacular, Peter Pan, The Wiz. • International TV: Downton Abbey; Last Kingdom; Lucky Man; Dracula; Made in Chelsea; Family Tree; Newlyweds UK and US; You, Me, and the Apocalypse; Landmark Trust • Live Theater: Wicked (Broadway and touring), Billy Elliot • Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE): Shadowland, Reg D. Hunter, Michael Ball UK Tour, Project 42, The Nolans, Dylan Moran, Alfie Boe, Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds Fast and Furious 7, Los Angeles, California FF7 Bus Stunt Odyssey, Marrakech, Morocco Production Locations • Feature and Television productions shoot in numerous locations across the United States and around the world. The productions prep, shoot, and strike these locations in as little as a few hours or as long as many months. North American Locations Other International Locations Country State/Province Major City Country Major City Los Angeles Canary Islands Tenerife California San Francisco Cartagena Columbia Connecticut Stamford Medellin Florida Miami Denmark Copenhagen Georgia Atlanta London England Hawaii Oahu Liverpool Illinois Chicago Grasse France Louisiana New Orleans Nice United States of Massachusetts Boston Hungary Budapest America Buffalo Iceland Reykjavik New York New York Ireland Belfast Albuquerque Jerusalem New Mexico Israel Santa Fe Tel Aviv Oregon Portland Italy Rome Pennsylvania Philadelphia Monte Carlo Monaco Puerto Rico San Juan Morrocco Marrakech Austin The Netherlands Amsterdam Texas Dallas The Philippines Manila Alberta Calgary Romania Bucharest British Columbia Vancouver Spain Barcelona Canada Nova Scotia Halifax Thailand Chiang Mai Sault St. Marie Turkey Istanbul Ontario Toronto United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi • More that 350 locations were used worldwide in 2013 to present. Jurassic World, Honolulu, Hawaii Safety Issues Agencies • United States Department of Labor (Fed OSHA) • California Occupational Health & Safety Administration • Office of the California State Fire Marshal • Local Fire Authorities (LA City & County Fire) • USDA Animals / Lasers • Police Departments Safety Issues Injury & Illness Prevention Program •