Standing up against a toxic set is no easy feat, but it will create a better production experience.
Sets can be a difficult place for multiple reasons: long hours, small crews, limited budgets, and time constraints can make a day on set hard.
However, there is another factor that we can’t stand to see, and that is when there is a lack of kindness to the cast and crew of production, creating a toxic environment that nobody wants to be a part of.
The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey recently praised co-star Melissa McCarthy for teaching her how to speak up and say what works for her on set. However, this wasn’t always the case for the actress. Melissa McCarthy revealed in a recent interview with The Observer that she once became sick due to working on a toxic set that left many of the cast and crew “weeping.”
“I did work for someone once who ran such a volatile, hostile set that it made me physically ill,” McCarthy said in the interview. “My eyes were swelling up, I was absorbing all of this nuttiness.”
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
