Christian Bale losing it on set of T4 at the DP

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Gilly said:
It went on a bit long but the reaction isn't particularly harsh or too far IMO.

The other guy should not be arguing the way he did. He obviously messed an important scene up and got a reaction. He should just have walked away.

Who is more important between a lighting dude and the star of the film who is possibly the most sought-after actor in the world at the moment?

Know your place ;)
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Glad I don't work with / for you :rolleyes:
 
mrk said:
Footballers? are you comparing footballers to actors?


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No.

I said you hear footballers swear / shout at each other on a regular basis.
Do people complain about this ? When they're favorite player gets a telling off from the manager for doing something wrong ?

Why do people have a problem accepting that if someone made a mistake, they might get shouted at / told off, the lighting guy made a mistake. It annoyed Bale, Bale told him so.

As for Bale saying sorry, I think Bale might have said sorry to him after for being so in aggressive, but I think there was nothing wrong with what Bale did.

Lets all jump on the Bale was out of order band wagon.
 
I think then it's equally fair to jump on Bale because of the way he jumped on the DP then because clearly it's acceptable to do so according to you, let's call him a big **** and f this and f that - that would be very professional and grown up of us to do that. Afterall Bale did it so it must be fine.

Let's not give him the benefit of the doubt and tell him off lightly for using such bad language, let's not speak to him or about him like normal people.

See what I'm getting at?

If you're moaning at the people who are moaning at Bale yet at the same time condone his actions toward the DP then you're as equally a hypocrite as him, no two ways about that.
 
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context, people, context!

You are using none.

Sure it's generally not nice to swear and shout at somebody, but I'm sick of all these retards judging him without knowing/caring about any of the context.

You were not there when it happened. You do not know the real circumstances. End of.

For one thing he was heavily in an emotional state due to the role he plays. There are so many things people are assuming. :rolleyes:
 
Heofz said:
*sigh*

context, people, context!

You are using none.

Sure it's generally not nice to swear and shout at somebody, but I'm sick of all these retards judging him without knowing/caring about any of the context.

You were not there when it happened. You do not know the real circumstances. End of.

For one thing he was heavily in an emotional state due to the role he plays. There are so many things people are assuming. :rolleyes:
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He has admitted he was out of order.

Good on him.
 
mrk said:
I think then it's equally fair to jump on Bale because of the way he jumped on the DP then because clearly it's acceptable to do so according to you, let's call him a big **** and f this and f that - that would be very professional and grown up of us to do that. Afterall Bale did it so it must be fine.

Let's not give him the benefit of the doubt and tell him off lightly for using such bad language, let's not speak to him or about him like normal people.

See what I'm getting at?

If you're moaning at the people who are moaning at Bale yet at the same time condone his actions toward the DP then you're as equally a hypocrite as him, no two ways about that.
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Admit defeat.
I wouldn't say it's right to shout / scream at someone, but it is what happens, Bale was filming a scene that would have put him under great amounts of stress.
One person to disturb that for him, would lead to him being annoyed, and because of the required effort in that scene he has every right to be annoyed.

But because he's said a few bad words, its instantly wrong, and he's some how made out to be in the wrong, not the person who created the situation in the first place.

Still making a mountain out of a mole hill with the Bale thing.
 
Tummy said:
Admit defeat.
I wouldn't say it's right to shout / scream at someone, but it is what happens, Bale was filming a scene that would have put him under great amounts of stress.
One person to disturb that for him, would lead to him being annoyed, and because of the required effort in that scene he has every right to be annoyed.

But because he's said a few bad words, its instantly wrong, and he's some how made out to be in the wrong, not the person who created the situation in the first place.

Still making a mountain out of a mole hill with the Bale thing.
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If bale created a scene like that in an office, I imagine he might be shown the door.

Actors may not be replacable mid-shooting, but that doesn't mean their rights within their workplace are somehow expanded.
 
Nitefly said:
He has admitted he was out of order.

Good on him.
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I agree, but of course he did, what with the thousands of retards making stupid ignorant comments along the lines of "how dare he talk like that", "omgz he thinks he's so much better than everyone else", blah blah, and I bet theres a good few of them who decided to boycott T4. ******* pathetic IMO.

He shouldn't have to apologise for what he did because the audio clip shouldn't have been made public in the first place. I'm disgusted by the public bandwagon and personally it's nobody's business but the filming cast & crew.

Sometimes I feel ashamed to be part of such a pathetically trigger happy society :(
 
He doesn't work in an office and reactions like that probably happen a lot on movie sets.

Movies are expensive, so for a lighting guy to mess up a scene by upsetting / annoying the lead actor is a stupid thing to do.
Bale had every right to say what he said, it should have been in private, and Bale would have probably said sorry after the scene had been filmed.

I don't think there was anything wrong with Bales reaction, he just overacted to a silly mistake.

But its easier to jump on the bandwagon.
 
Tummy said:
He doesn't work in an office and reactions like that probably happen a lot on movie sets.

Movies are expensive, so for a lighting guy to mess up a scene by upsetting / annoying the lead actor is a stupid thing to do.
Bale had every right to say what he said, it should have been in private, and Bale would have probably said sorry after the scene had been filmed.

I don't think there was anything wrong with Bales reaction, he just overacted to a silly mistake.

But its easier to jump on the bandwagon.
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Are you sure about 'lighting guy'?

In the audio clip of the incident, which took place on location in New Mexico last July, Bale can be heard lambasting cinematographer Shane Hurlbut for apparently wandering into the actor's line of vision.
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http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.a680c9d0e80bcd0500934ea9f7899ed9.601&show_article=1

Perfectly acceptable for him to be moving about around the set. Perhaps he was particuarly intrusive, but nothing can justify that reaction.

Your justification of 'he doesn't work in an office' and 'movies are expensive' doesn't wash with me I'm afraid. Are you sure that you are not just looking for the alternative viewpoint?
 
I thought it was the lighting guy "messing" with the lights.

Fair play then.

I don't agree with the bashing Bale has received for this. Things like this probably happen all the time on movie sets.

Since when does working in an office compare to acting ?
 
I always thought he was abit of a highly strung actor, we all have our bad days at the work but raging on about it for nearly 4 minutes like he did was very whiney and also unprofessional. He should be used to doing take after take, some demanding directors will want a high number of takes to get the shot they want, who is to say that mighty Christian thought this was the correct take until the director of photography walked on the set? The decision on what take to go with or if another take is needed is down to the director.

Speaking of the director where was he in this outburst to diffuse the situation? With not even seeing the film I can say the director is pretty terrible, any good director would have quickly got control of the situation and calmed things down or abruptly grasped the actor back into focus.
 
Anyone watched this week's Family guy?

Peter Griffin takes on Christian Bale in a "flashback" - it was epic.
 
It isn't some "Bandwagon" that people are jumping on. If it is a "Bandwagon" it's one of decency and how not to talk to someone on a professional level.

To the fanboys in the last page or so; Bale was out of line. He admitted it and apologised. It should have been dealt with differently, it wasn't. He's still a good actor and this won't have damaged his reputation too badly. He will continue making films.
 
When you have to place yourself in a mental/emotional state, maintain it and guide through the script.. only to have someone that should know better to do what the DP did - I'd certainly be having strong words.
This is a multi-million pound investment and the DP feels that he should mess with things without warning or discussion. People would notice the crap off-acting caused by it but not the minor tweaks in lighting at the end of the film.

The guy has had previous warnings but you have to draw the line somewhere - if that was the case I would have requested he be ejected from the set.
 
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