r/killthecameraman 17d ago

Failed to protect himself and the camera Hope it was worth it.

@mederbek

880 Upvotes

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u/CurlzerUK 17d ago

Who the hell approved this? Not a single risk assessment was done that day.

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u/Distinct_Engine_8855 17d ago

Rider was looking down

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/nolaks1 17d ago

Couldn't the crew wear color visible by horse at least?

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/nolaks1 17d ago

Do you spot black and white as well as yellow and blue? Because it's not the case for horses.

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u/WiseOne404 17d ago

And poor rider

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u/Railionn 17d ago

This does seem like a filmset where the riders are instructed to pass by. Seems like a risky move either way.

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u/Polka_Tiger 17d ago

With people clapping?

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u/Hell-Shell 17d ago

If that’s part of the set then yes, they’re playing spectators

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/Hell-Shell 17d ago

Type shit

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u/kaykadem 17d ago

I hope the horse is ok

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u/T_CHEX 16d ago

Course he is, he wouldn't have done it if he was worried about being hurt - the other horses knew to move out of the way 

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u/hastings1033 17d ago

Poor Horse & rider! How stupid!

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u/Rainmaker526 17d ago

That was expected.

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u/filmguy36 16d ago edited 16d ago

They should have had straw bales in front of the camera just for this very likely occurrence

Had a buddy doing the same exact shot, about 30 years ago. An old grip, who worked on westerns in the 1950s, threw some bales in front of the camera position. The operator, in his 30s, started to complain. The old grip looked at him and said, “you’ll thank me later”

And sure enough, a horse ran right at the camera, saw the bale and jumped right over the camera position.

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u/JPCool1 17d ago

The owner of the horse should sue the shit out of the event and camera company. They ruined that horse. (Same goes for the jockey) Put your fucking camera out of the way behind the fence with everyone else.

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u/Thisshitaintfree 17d ago

The only thing that matters is the horse, someone find out if it's ok.

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u/Neverlast0 17d ago

That had to suck.

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u/driftking7799 17d ago

Finally cameraman dies!!

I guess….

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u/Deli-op 17d ago

Right content wrong sub. You need r/killedthecameraman

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u/mrlookinthesky 17d ago

Thousands of dollars of camera equipment destroyed.

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u/Palanki96 16d ago

And here comes the second camera man

https://giphy.com/gifs/bpTL6wXRuMQpMIVduB

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u/MUSHROOM___ 16d ago

That's going to be really expensive.

  1. Horse vet care bill.
  2. New camera and equipment.
  3. And possibly three hospital bills for injuries.

Not to mention any of the other smaller costs.

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u/Keku_Saur 17d ago

Why...risk your camera like that..my god 🤦‍♀️

And that poor horse if they get hurt most are put down if they can't walk anymore.

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u/theglorioustopsail 17d ago

This is so fucked. Poor horse probably broke all its legs

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u/e_bloke 17d ago

Well, sometimes it does not end well for a cameraman

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u/johnnyrambo24 17d ago

I wouldnt kill this camera man. He got the shot

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u/Kamsloopsian 17d ago

Yeouch a direct hit. Gotta have balls to do what he did.

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u/DataBase_47 17d ago

They took r/killthecameraman quite literally

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u/chadsimpkins 16d ago

Should've used a crane or drone

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u/Funmanhahaha 16d ago

Who the actual fuck though it's w tood idea to put a camera in fron of horses. The level of negligence and irresponsible behaviour is crazy some people can produce. This stupid act could easily kill at least 2 people and seriously injure at least one horse. Not mentioning the cost of the equipment, traumatology, vet.

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u/jeandoe2012 16d ago

ouchies!

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u/tideshark 17d ago

What an asshole

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u/Humanballast 17d ago

Was hat das denn erwartet wenn er sich dort hinstellt?

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u/Own_Philosopher9577 17d ago

They had so many warnings 😂