TOASTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sharuuk]

Okay....here's where I parade my ignorance of the intricacies of movie making legalities......

Assuming Malarkey County is in a 'right-to-work' state, and this is a totally indy film....do the same legal/insurance requirements etc apply, or would this come under local/state govt guidelines?

And that Nip wants "Jest a Li'l bit" more input on the stunts makes me think that he just may be the stunt coordinator/choreographer. In any case, I'm pretty sure that the gist of this "action flic" is going to solidify and then the fun is really gonna begin......lights.......camera..........annnnnnnd...ACTION!!!!

S'aaruuk

[Nikas_Zekeval]

Looks like the director folded, but as for your question, the government might not require this, but the backers might stipulate the use of some stunt professionals to keep the insurance costs (and thus their costs) under control. Stunts can be a dangerous business even when the professionals are in charge, see Brandon Lee and 'The Crow'.

Sort of, 'You got blackballed by the stuntman's union because you wouldn't let their man go over your stunts and have enough time to plan them? As such our insurer for this just gave a 200% spike for the cost of covering any accidents on your film. Which just priced you WAY beyond what we are willing to pay, your funds are cut off as of NOW."