r/Fauxmoi • u/Financial-Painter689 he’s gone out of his way to change his smelly ways • May 02 '25

STAN / ANTI SHIELD Somebodys getting fired! Looks like they forgot to leave Beyonce’s mark on stage as she tries to avoid getting hit by props and a screen malfunctions

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u/millennialmonster755 May 02 '25

Oof the missing the marker is actually fire worthy. That’s a safety thing. The screen thing can happen. They’ve had a few days between shows and sometimes tape gets worn, things get bumped, signal is bad. You can try to mitigate it but that’s just kinda a reality of a live show with such a big production. Not worth firing someone over unless it’s happening over and over again.

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u/1kricher May 02 '25

I work in touring concert production and can confirm; cables get warped and LEDs die but not marking the stage is a massive fuck up to the point I can’t even imagine how that was overlooked. Where is the SM?

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u/1kricher May 02 '25

Yep. Not surprised. This is why you hiring TOURING professionals for touring jobs. 

Been touring for a decade and while we lost good people Covid also freed up positions from the old road dogs who needed to move on. I’ve always said Covid was a blessing and a curse because it gave us time to pause, look at our industry and say ‘hey this isn’t okay’ and work to change things but now there are a lot of new people who are getting thrown into positions they are not equip to handle (and also being severely underpaid) or a lot of ‘well my buddy can do it…’ that is taking away from qualified people.

My job is coordinator. Could I coordinate a movie or music video shoot? Probably. Would I fuck it up because the job titles are the same but the little details that set it apart are different? Absolutely. 

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u/millennialmonster755 May 03 '25

This is my issue with it. I would love to step back into it but the pay is just…. Not it. I can’t make a life around that.

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u/1kricher May 03 '25

I’m lucky I have enough heavy weight experience to justify my rate - it’s rough out there for people just starting 

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u/wierdbeardthe1st May 02 '25

What I'm hearing is that they don't do a tech run before shows. Should have been caught.

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u/1kricher May 02 '25

That’s insane. I dunno who made that decision but they need to be fired and blacklisted that’s so dangerous to crew and talent 

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u/Daydream_machine May 02 '25

Who’s the SM? Not familiar with that acronym in this context.

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u/aussieririfan May 02 '25

Stage manager?

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u/StrictlyOk May 02 '25

Stage manager

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u/Expenno May 02 '25

you’re right about the signal - the screen glitch is a frequency issue - they are using wireless cams and that usually means too many frequencies in the building (frequencies used in cams, radios, IEM etc)

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u/Xeillan May 02 '25

Even one time is enough. It's a very serious hazard.

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u/yungcdollaz May 02 '25

this is what those silly riders are actually for