So, I'm going to go out on a limb and share this with you all. Hopefully, I'm not overstepping my boundaries... I've never been very good at... People things.
I've been dealing with a problematic person who used to be on our crew.
Full story:
This person (nameless here; so lets call them Bill) contacted me, interested in volunteering for my film as a PA. I'm always ready and eager to work with new people, so I said sure and asked if they would meet me at the set on such and such day.
Well, Bill read the date wrong, and shows up on the wrong day, texts/calls me several times to find out where everyone is. (I was at work, and we don't have cell access, so I could understand the frustration of trying to reach me).
I text them back hours later, explaining Bill is there on the wrong day, and that we were still good to meet later on the correct date. Eventually, Bill apologized for misreading my text, and agreed to arrive on the correct day.
Well, when the right day came around, Bill was a no show. Later on, I ask why they didn't show up to set? They angrily replied that they thought I was rude, and dropped my project in favor of their friends. I apologized for coming off as rude, explained why I didn't respond to the text, and tried to remedy the situation. Bill proceeded to tell me I wont get far in the industry, and I proceeded to tell them I thought it was strange they were scolding me for something they did wrong.
Later the next week, I start getting inappropriate texts from Bill. Saying things like he wants to pleasure me, and do me a "favor". Even more explicit than that. I tell them immediately that I'm not interested... And the texts still show up. So I save the texts (as legal backup) and block the number.
Now I am worrying, will Bill try to sabotage the film? He knows when a where the film is at. He is obviously emotionally compromised, or trying to compromise my image.
I thought about it all night, and decided to pre-warn the cast and crew about Bill. I tell them not to let this person on the set, and if they see him, call the cops right away. I even sent a picture, so they know what Bill looks like.
TLDR;
Did I do the right thing by warning the cast and crew? I feel like it is putting a damper on the first day of production, and I don't want people feeling uneasy about this... But I thought it was the right thing to do for the safety of the team.
I've been dealing with a problematic person who used to be on our crew.
Full story:
This person (nameless here; so lets call them Bill) contacted me, interested in volunteering for my film as a PA. I'm always ready and eager to work with new people, so I said sure and asked if they would meet me at the set on such and such day.
Well, Bill read the date wrong, and shows up on the wrong day, texts/calls me several times to find out where everyone is. (I was at work, and we don't have cell access, so I could understand the frustration of trying to reach me).
I text them back hours later, explaining Bill is there on the wrong day, and that we were still good to meet later on the correct date. Eventually, Bill apologized for misreading my text, and agreed to arrive on the correct day.
Well, when the right day came around, Bill was a no show. Later on, I ask why they didn't show up to set? They angrily replied that they thought I was rude, and dropped my project in favor of their friends. I apologized for coming off as rude, explained why I didn't respond to the text, and tried to remedy the situation. Bill proceeded to tell me I wont get far in the industry, and I proceeded to tell them I thought it was strange they were scolding me for something they did wrong.
Later the next week, I start getting inappropriate texts from Bill. Saying things like he wants to pleasure me, and do me a "favor". Even more explicit than that. I tell them immediately that I'm not interested... And the texts still show up. So I save the texts (as legal backup) and block the number.
Now I am worrying, will Bill try to sabotage the film? He knows when a where the film is at. He is obviously emotionally compromised, or trying to compromise my image.
I thought about it all night, and decided to pre-warn the cast and crew about Bill. I tell them not to let this person on the set, and if they see him, call the cops right away. I even sent a picture, so they know what Bill looks like.
TLDR;
Did I do the right thing by warning the cast and crew? I feel like it is putting a damper on the first day of production, and I don't want people feeling uneasy about this... But I thought it was the right thing to do for the safety of the team.
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