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Risk Factors in Film Production
Published: 5th Oct 2021
Tagged: Film StudiesRisk Management
Loss Statement
Causes of delays in production
1. Script Learning/Discussion
2. Scheduling
3. Commitment problems
4. Contractual obligation of other films
5. Injuries
1. Actor insurance
2. Legal contract
3. Backup options
What if an Actor Dies?
1. CGI
2. Archived Clips
3. Body Doubles
4. Camera tricks
Stunt and film industry in Australia
Laws and litigation
How to become Stunt Actor
National Stunt Grading Committee
National stunt grading committee enforceable?
1. Weather
2. Permissions by authority
3. Proximity to Emergency Services
4. Amenities and communications
Shooting at locations with similar weather conditions
Using indoor locations
1. Firearms
2. Explosions
3. Car Racing
4. Animals
5. Aviation
Novel solution
VFX technology
Motion capture technology
Death of an actor
Location Problem
a. Weather Problem
Script breakdown safety report
Risk assessment table
Risk assessment calculations
Safety Reports Centralised System
Use of CGI, VFX, SFX:
Film production goes through unprecedented conditions to complete a project. After finalizing microscopic details regarding crew, scripts and budget. All these efforts seem to leave nothing to imagination or to chance. After these untiring efforts the production team cannot assume they will not face any uninvited circumstances. To produce films which have potential to attract people, those movies features specific locations, stunts and action with special effects which pose risk and serious threats to film production. Those risky stunt, action or specific location can bring production to halt. Film production needs to be carried out in a way that there should be a backup option for every move and needs to follow guidelines to minimise the risk factor in film production. This report will outline the methods, technologies, protocols and best practices to bring down the risk factor posed to film productions.
The film industry has rapidly expanded in the last few years and every year. Film Production company are developing forms with bigger and more Complex action scenes. Film production/art is highly based on creativity elements. These creativity elements come at cost and it almost have likens of gambling, of which you are not sure, you will get back the investment value and anticipated profit targets. Film production often looks easy from outside but its in state of total chaos. Most often, the delays in film production results in loss of revenues and can considerably increase budget of films by millions of dollars. After finalizing the cast, crew members, script and budget, responsibility comes on the shoulders of producer to finish the project with in given time and agreed budget.
In terms of fatalities, poor film production practices often result in injuries/loss of life which can eventually halt fil production. There are various problems that can result in an accident during the performance of an action sequence. Every year more than 20 to 40 people are killed worldwide while performing various stunts during the development of new feature films (Smith, 2014). Usually, a typical feature film cost $150,000/$200,000 per day (Lloyds, 2014). Which means delay of two days can cost twice as mentioned figure, which is mammoth figure for producer and production house and cannot be ignored.
World we live in is not perfect and film shooting even after planning every microscopic detail, isn't perfect either. Film production faces different challenges during film shoot, they vary in nature. The most common factors in delaying film productions are listed and explained below (Stephen Mandel Joseph, 2016):
Actors.
Stunts.
Locations.
Special effects.
Machinery.
All these film production delaying factors will be explained below:
Over the years, art of acting kept evolving. Today's film production houses are producing more and more films in limited time which in old days was considered unimaginable. Actors are now in high demands and they are shooting multiple films at time. With challenging world, actors come short off keeping pace with multiple projects at time and get in trouble with their acting capabilities.
Possible problems producers have to face in film productions due to actors are:
Script Learning/Discussion
Due to multiple films shooting, memory problems actors find it hard to learn script. Sometimes during film production, the script changes. It happens with "Rita Ora" in film of "Fifty shades of Grey". In "Days of thunder" "Tom Cruise" find hard to learn changing script.
Due to busy schedule of actors, scheduling them for film shoots is often got problematic.
Commitment problems
Some actors are hard to work with because of their commitment problems. On moment of signing them for film, they will agree on appearing the said dates and then there will be no show up at film set at said date. Which causes producers to suffer financially and they bear additional costs.
Contractual obligation of other films
Sometimes the actors must oblige by contract, they have sign with production team of other films. At any given moment, the actors are shooting for multiple films some production houses sign contract with them to avoid delays in films. For example, actor sign contract with one production house stating they must finish the shooting of their film regardless of their other signed films. This becomes hectic for producers to deal with.
A lot of films got delayed because of injuries of main actors. Injuries mostly happens on films set and can happens off the set. Injury of main actor delays production depending on nature of injury.
Death of actor cause serious setbacks to film production. Production houses might need to get all movie reshoot with new face cause them suffers financially. It can get worst in a situation that 95% of film was shoot and then they have to reshoot whole 95% of scenes with new face.
Production houses can in-corporate the following options to deal with problems associated with actors.
Actor insurance
It is always suggested that to deal with delays in production due to actor nonprofessional attitude or contracts or injuries, they can get actor insured. So, all the additional costs due to delays I project will be covered financially.
Legal contract
Delays on movies with high budget can make production houses suffers financially. So, to deal with conditions like no show up by actor or nonprofessional attitude of actors, pact needs to be signed to make actors responsible for their actions, delays in shoots. Third party will bound actors to show up on agreed dates with sound attitude.
It is always recommended for production houses to prepare the list of backup options of actors. If film about to get shoot and actor is backing off from the cast. Production house should eventually come up with second option as this will not cause set back to film production arrangements.
Death of an actor is a serious blow to the production of a particular film. The death of a major star can force the production house to permanently close the project. This can have a negative impact on the financial situation of the production company. The impact of the death of a major actor is especially a blow to small and independent production companies with a limited budget. Millions of dollars are spent by the production studios in the development new films. Most of the time these production companies cannot afford to develop a new version of the same film from the starting point. Some mitigation strategies that can be used by the production companies to mitigate the death of an actor are given below.
The Computer-generated images can be used by the production companies in order to complete the scenes of the actors. This technique is usually used by the production companies when most of the production has been completed before the death of an actor. The production team will create the computer generate images of the actor and insert these images into the scene in order to depict the presence of the actor. The use of CGI images used to depict the role Paul walker in the Furious7 movie is one of the main examples of this technique. The CGI images of the deceased actor were created with the help of his brothers in order to complete the film (Robinson, 2015). The use of the technique allowed the production company to complete the script without changing the script of the project.
Archived Clips
The production companies can use the Archived Clips of the actors to complete the dialogues of the actors after their death. The use of the archived clips can allow the production companies to develop the dialogues of the deceased actor from their public appearances. This technique can only be used to complete a small number of dialogues because the actors have to express their emotions through the dialogues and these emotions cannot be using the clipping of their public hearings. This technique is usually used by the production companies when most of the production has been completed before the death of an actor. The development of dialogues of the Star Wars. The Last Jedi was completed in this fashion after the death of the lead actress Carrie Fisher (Evans, 2018). The production team spent many hours finding the snippets of the voice of Carrie Fisher. These snippets were used by the production team to complete the dialogues of Carrie Fisher in the film (Jones, 2014).
Body Doubles
Body doubles can be used by the production companies to perform certain acts after the sudden death of an actor. The body doubles act as the deceased actor in the film. Face masks are usually used to hide the face of the body doubles to ensure the continuity of the film canon and to preserve the fourth wall. The use of the body double allows the production companies to complete the film without the deceased actor. The use of the body doubles is one of the most cost effective methods of completing the troubled film project.
Camera tricks
Camera tricks can be used by the production companies to create the illusion that the character is being played by the deceased actor. This trick uses dark lightening tricks to ensure that the audience is not able to identify the other actor performing the scene.
A lot of films now a day are action packed and contains stunt sequences to make it more interesting. Every year many stuntmen and stuntwomen are injured during the development of various action sequences. The famous incidents and the causes of these stunt related accidents are given below
Bike accident during the development of Resident Evil: A stuntwomen named Olivia Jackson was paralyzed due to a bike accident during the development of Resident Evil. Olivia Jackson is a very talented stuntwoman who has worked in various A-list Hollywood films (Wojnar, 2018). Olivia Jackson was performing a car chase when she collided with a camera arm that was being used to shoot the entire action sequence. The doctors had to amputate the left arm of the stuntwoman after the incident. The use of a functioning camera arm would have allowed the film crew to avoid this particular accident during the shooting of the high speed chase scene.
Paragliding accident during the shooting of XXX: Harry O'Connor was working as the stunt double of Nicolas Cage during the development of the third instalment of the XXX franchise (Wojnar, 2018). The stuntman was able to perform the paragliding scene perfectly during the first take but the stuntman collided with a bridge during the second take of the same stunt. The stuntman died due to head injuries immediately after the impact. The high wind and bad weather could be responsible for the death of the stuntman. The use of CGI effects instead of using the real life Paragliding scene could have prevented the death of Harry O'Connor.
Pilot died during the development of Top Gun: Art Scholl was considered as one of the most talented aerial stuntmen of all times. The stuntman has worked on the various project during his life including major hits like the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Iron eagle and The Right Stuff (Wojnar, 2018). The stuntman as performing high risk maneuvers using his Pitts S-2 camera plane when his aeroplane started to malfunction (Wojnar, 2018). Art Scholl was unable to control this plane and died at impact due to the malfunction. The proper testing of the plane before the shooting of the stunt could have prevented the accident.
Shooting accident during the shooting of "The Crow": Brandon Lee was one of the most famous martial art artists in the world. Brandon Lee was shooting a stunt scene for an action movie called The Crow in the state of North Carolina when he was injured by a shrapnel. An improperly cleaned firearm was used during the stunt scene and a shrapnel hit the superstar while he was performing a martial art scene. An investigation in the accident revealed that the use of proper union oversight would have allowed the film production crew to prevent this accident (Wojnar, 2018).
The various methods that can be used by the production companies to reduce the risk of accidents during the performance of the stunts are given below
Development of a proper risk assessment plan can allow the film production companies to access the various risks that are associated with a particular stunt. The development of a risk assessment plan is mandatory in various countries in order to ensure the safety of the employees and the development of a proper risk assessment plan will allow the film production companies to comply with these various compliance requirements. The implementation of the proper risk assessment plan will allow the film production companies identify the dangerous scenes out of an action sequence. Extra safety procedures can be implemented to reduce the risk of injury in these specific scenes of the action sequence.
Stunt coordinate can redesign some of the dangerous scenes present in an action scene in order to ensure the safety of the stuntmen and other crew members involved in the shooting of the scenes. The stunt coordinator can also use some other techniques like the use of dummies and computer generated images in order to successfully complete the production of the action scenes.
The props used in the development of the production scenes should be developed using lightweight materials in order to reduce the risk of injuries at the time of impact with the prop. The lightweight props also help the production team to reduce the risk of injury if a stuntman accidentally falls on the props during the shooting of the action sequence.
The stunt controller and the engineers should work with each other in order to reduce the radiant heat of the explosions in order to prevent burn injuries to stuntmen involved in the development of the new system.
The noise of the blast in the explosive scenes should be significantly reduced in order to prevent loss of hearing in the stuntmen involved the development of the new feature film.
The stunt controller and the engineers should work with each other in order to ensure that the blow of the blast is concentrated in a vacant area in order to prevent injury to the bystanders.
The stunt controller and the engineers should work with each other in order to reduce the number of sharpens, debris and particles in order to reduce the number of injuries caused by these flying objects. The stunt controller can fortify the film set with the help of the protective screens in order to limit the possibility of injury.
The stunt controller and the engineers should work with each other in order to develop stunts with a minimum number of moving parts and vehicles. The increase in the number of moving vehicles can substantially increase the chance of an injury due to malfunction of moving parts and collisions between vehicles and stuntmen during the development of various stunt scenes for the new feature film.
Personal protective equipment should be used by the stuntmen to protect their body from various environmental factors while performing the stunts during the development of the new project. The stuntmen should be trained by the stunt coordinator about the proper techniques of wearing and handling Personal protective equipment during the stunt scenes.
Exclusion zones should be installed and enforced by the film production companies in order to restrict the general public from accessing the area. The exclusion zones will help to prevent the risk of collision between the general public and the stuntmen during the performance of various stunts.
The film production companies should only hire competent people to perform the stunts. The various associations of stuntmen provide certificates to the professional after rigorous training and testing. The use of one type of stuntmen during the performance of another type of stunt can substantially increase the risk of an accident.
The cameras should be placed at a distance from the stuntmen during the production of the various stunt scenes in order to reduce the risk of collision between the stuntmen and the camera equipment.
The stunt coordinator should ensure that the non-participating members are standing at a safe distance during the performance of the stunts in order to reduce the risk of collision between the stuntmen and the non-participating members during the shooting of the various stunt scenes.
A proper shutdown procedure should be developed before the performance of a stunt scene in order to immediately stop the production during an accident.
The first aid kits and first aid personnel should be available at the film set in order to handle any medical emergency.
The performance of a stunt scene should be started after double checking the various safety equipment which will use during the development of the stunt scene for the new feature film.
Specialists should be hired by the film production company to effectively manage the various specialized equipment like the aircraft and firearms that will be used during the development of a stunt scene.
The stunt coordinator should consult a weather specialist before the performance of a stunt scene in order to access the impact of the weather on the environmental conditions. The production of the stunt scene should be delayed in some cases in order to ensure that weather is clear before starting the development of the stunt scene for the new feature film.
The rigs that will be used during the performance of the stunt should be properly tested by the stunt coordinator in order to ensure the safety of the stuntmen who will use these rigs during the shooting of action sequence for the new feature film.
The various members of the stunt performance team should be briefed by the stunt coordinator in order to prevent last minute surprises. The various members of the stunt performance team will be able to coordinate their actions in order to ensure the safety of the stunt performance team during the development of the stunt scene.
Every stunt should be properly planned by the stunt coordinator in order to reduce the risk of injury during the development of the stunt scene for the new feature film.
Activities involving a large number of stuntmen like the free runners and circus performers should be supervised by the stunt coordinator in order to reduce the risk of injury.
Proper rehearsal schedule should be developed in order to allow the stuntmen to properly rehearse and coordinate their stints with other members of the stunt performance team before shooting of the actual scene in order to identify and mitigate various hidden dangers related to the action sequence.
Specialized safety equipment should be stored in different vehicles in order to protect the various members of the stunt performance team in the event of a vehicle failure. The lifesaving jackets should be stored in every boat in order to protect the various members of the stunt performance team from drowning. The parachutes should be stored in the flying vehicles in order to protect the various members of the stunt performance team during freefall events.
In Australia, Screen Producers (Federal Agency), AEIA (Australian Entertainment Industry Association) and MEAA (Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance) joins hand to address the codes and best practices for producers to follow. In Australia, stunt actors are featured in Stunt Book Australia. These stunt actors must have to go through some training and grading process to feature in Stunt Book Australia.
People who works in film industry are protected under "Work Health and Safety ACT 2011". Which states the producers have the ultimate responsibility to safeguard employee. This law was enforced by the Australian government in the year 2011 in order to ensure the safety of the workers who are working in the various sectors of the Australian Economy. As per NSW rules and regulations, there is pyramid explaining about which laws compliance is mandatory.
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 (NSW)
NSW Codes of Practice
ISO/AU Standards
Screen Production Australia
AEIA Guide
This pyramid gives guidance to producers to adapt the things outlined in standards, guidance notes by which you get compliance with Regulations and ACT. To get compliance with ACT and regulations is mandatory.
To become stunt actor or stunt coordinator, process is explained as follows. Each of professional position in stunt industry, must go through special training by providers. After acquiring the required training, professional submits their application to National Stunt Grading Committee. After getting through committee successfully, applicant will be declared as professional stunt industry personnel.
This committee comprises of 12 stunt industry professionals. This committee assess the application of applicant wants to be featured in stunt book Australia. The 12-member national stunt grading committee comprises of:
4 graded safety supervisors from minimum 3 states
4 Graded stunt coordinators from minimum 3 states
4 stunt actors from minimum 3 states
Each of these committee members have minimum 2 years of professional experience.
Yes, under Workplace Health & Safety Act 2011, Div. 2 (f) it is clearly mentioned that an employer is subjected to "Primary Duty of Care" in any workplace involves the "… provision of information, training, instruction and supervision that is necessary to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work…". If producer(employer) employs a ungraded stunt performer. Both producer(employer) and an ungraded stunt performer under the WHS Act 2011 and need to pay fines up to $3,000,000 and can be gaoled for up to 5 years (MEAA, 2018).
During shoots and productions of films disputes arises. In Australia, for such situations MEAA and screen productions can play role to sort out disputes and will not cease the film productions. The disputed matter will be referred to "Safety Referral Committee". This committee comprises of:
One Nominated Representative From MEAA* & SPAA**
Each Production House Representative
*Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance
**Screen Producers Australia
Locations can be a factor of delays in film productions. These are as follows:
Bad weather is one of the main problems faced by film producers during the development of a new project. The bad weather conditions can cause the production to cancel the shooting of a film. The cancellation of the shoot can delay the development of a new film project (Charles, 2016). The delay in development of a new film can in substantially increase the cost of producing the finished product.
Permissions by authority
To get shoot a scene at historical locations. As those buildings are protected by governments you might need to get permissions from central authority or government. Considering to get location evacuated from visitors and specific dates limitation can delay productions
As sometimes to shoot film at historical buildings, production houses needs to have insurance to cover up the possible damages. This too can delay the film productions
Proximity to Emergency Services
To consider a location for shoot, safety supervisor reviews that how far they are from emergency services to get medical aid in case of incidents. This factor if not delay but will create problems for production houses in case of incident.
Amenities and communications
Production houses will prefer the location surrounds with basic amenities and doesn't experience communication issues. Every prefer location might not have everything accessible. So, considering remote location according to needs might experience communication problems which pose dangerous consequences, as you can't communicate with emergency services etc.
In order to avoid delays, production houses should consider safety reports by safety supervisor/ stunt coordinator of locations after being selected. Prior to shoot involving any kind of stunt sequence, safety reports are written, and copies are submit to MEAA and Screen Producer Australia by Safety supervisor /stunt coordinator. Safety supervisor /stunt coordinator review the following things:
Outlining which a specialised person is required to shoot and assist stunt action
Procedures to mitigate safety risks.
Detail areas that require specialist/specialist advice
Location surveys
Advise safety requirements of known equipment
Availability of first aid equipment
Nearest Emergency Services
Even after all the assurance, it is recommended producers should visit shooting locations along with HOD (Head of Department) 60 hours prior to shoot (Joe Pampanella, 2017). The main purpose of this to have better know/how of area and review the available facilities and weather conditions.
Sometimes it is impossible for the film producers to shoot the film at a particular location due to bad weather. In these conditions, the film producers can choose an alternative site with similar weather conditions to shoot the remaining parts of the film in order to come successfully complete the project with allocated budget and time. The shooting of "The Revenant" in Argentina is a famous example of producers in using an alternative site to avoid bad weather (Masters, 2015). The first part of "The Revenant" movie was shot in Canada, but weather conditions were not after few months of shooting, so the producers shifted the shooting of the remaining part of the film to southern part of Argentina.
Some film producers can use the indoor location in order to shoot the various sections of the film and then add the environment using the CGI graphics technique in order to mitigate the bad weather situation. The use of indoor locations helps to reduce the risk related to bad weather problem. The use of Indoor location seriously affects The authenticity of the scenes which results in a bad quality of films.
To film a movie which are packed with special effects are always a priority of every film maker. These effects gives detailed understanding of actions and attracts more peoples. Film production teams in order to execute such effects, they have to get permissions from relative regulator authority. Problems associated with special effects generating elements are as follows:
To use firearms, permission from commissioner is required which can be time consuming factors considering security clearance and type of arms intend to use. These are dangerous as well.
They are dangerous and can cause serious injury and again to execute these you need to get permit from regulator authority.
To execute shoot involving high speed car actions, permission from regulator authority is required and to evacuate the roads according to needs is hard to achieve.
To handle the wild animals, you need professional handlers and they are risky as delays are expected to carry out required action sequences.
To execute stunt action involving helicopters, planes film production houses needs to get permission from CASA (Civil Aviation Authority Australia). Pilot involving in stunt action must have experience of hundreds/thousands of flight hours. To get that much of experienced pilot is really hard and can cause serious delays in productions.
Solutions for these problems will be discussed later in the report.
Faulty machinery involved in film production can cause serious setback to film shootings. If cameras are not working on film set, presence of all cast & crew won't matter. Its worst thing which can happen on film set.
So, to avoid these kinds of situations, film producer need to make sure of the following things
Use of tested and security & operational standard compliance machines should preferred.
Make sure cameras are well tested before arriving on film set and should be operated and handled by professionals.
Motion cameras should operate at certain distance, should not obstruct the way of actors & crews.
Make sure props, riggings and fall arrested systems used in film productions are tested and are compliance with security and operational standards.
Lightweight materials for dresses and materials should be preferred.
Make sure certified electrician/ engineer for relevant machinery are present on site.
Making sure crew is certified for their given roles.
Insulation of wirings and water related machinery are use accordingly and well insulated to avoid electric short circuits.
The combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology can help to solve the various risks that affect the production of a feature film. The producers will be able to easily manage the various risks using the combination of these technologies. The combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology can significantly reduce the cost of a new film project. The brief definition of the two technologies is given below
The use of the VFX effects has increased in the last few years due to the various advancements in the different computer technologies used to develop and implement VFX effects (Failes, 2016). The computer graphic images are used to develop the complex VFX effects (Berkowitz, 2018). These computer graphic images are created using computers and then integrated into live action footage in order to create the complex VFX effects. The game engines are usually used by the development teams to create complex VFX designs (GOLDMAN, 2017). The VFX effects are usually divided into two main categories
Digital effects: The digital effects are developed by the direct manipulation of still photographs in order to enhance the quality of the film. The digital effects are used to create realistic scenes.
Special Effects: The special effects are developed by manipulating the live action footage in order to improve the quality of the new film and hide the various mistakes during the post production step.
Motion capture Technology allows the producers to capture the complex motion of the performer using a variety of different sensors (Dent, 2014). The data collected by the different sensors can be used to create and manipulate the virtual image of the performer. The use of the motion capture technology will allow the developers to film producers to shoot a particular scene from infinitely angles in only 1 take and then select the best scene according to the requirements of the feature film (CreativeStaff, 2018).
The artificial intelligence technology has improved in the last few years. The artificial intelligence Technology allows computer programmers to automate the development of certain aspects of the program in order to achieve specific goals. The natural language processing and the knowledge representation are the main advantages of using the artificial intelligence technology. The artificial intelligence technology allows the computers to improve their decision making process in order to perform self-correction. IBM Watson is one famous example of artificial intelligence technology (MIX, 2017).
The main benefits of using the combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology in the development of new feature films are shown below
The use of the combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology will allow the film producers to shoot the remaining scenes of a deceased actor without any difficulty. The virtual images of the deceased actor capturing using the motion capture Technology will be available to the film production crew. The film production crew will be able to manipulate these virtual images in order to complete the remaining scenes of the actor without any Technical difficulty. The previously captured virtual images of the deceased actors will allow the production team to create entirely new scenes of the actor using a combination of VFX technology and artificial intelligence. The scenes will be integrated into the live action film produced by the production companies using the VFX Technology. This combination will ensure that the production of the new feature film is completed without performing any changes to the original script of the Film.
The combination of artificial intelligence and VFX technology will also allow the producers to create a new set of the deceased actors by analysing the snippets of their previous dialogue scenes. This will allow the production company to express complex emotions in the original voice of the deceased actor. This process will significantly increase the quality of the dialogue without using the voice of a background artist.
The film production companies can use the combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology to solve the location problem. These Technologies will allow the production company to integrate the live action sequences performed in the indoor Studio with the footage of the historic building or natural reserve in order to create realistic scenes. The combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology will allow the production companies to perform and display various action scenes without damaging the environment. The implementation of these technologies will allow the production companies to reduce the cost of transporting the film crew and film development equipment to the remote areas of the world by using the indoor locations to shoot all the important scenes of the features film.
a) Weather Problem
The problem of bad weather or unsuitable outdoor shooting conditions can also be solved by using the combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX Technology. The combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology will allow the filmmakers to develop and integrate real life weather conditions in indoor scenes. The artificial intelligence Technology can be used by filmmakers to create realistic weather effects during the post production of the feature film. The images of various objects present in a scene can be automatically using the artificial intelligence technology according to the weather depicted in a particular scene in order to requirements of the film maker.
The film production companies can use the combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology to minimize the risk of fire at a film set. The film makers will be able to shoot explosive scenes without using any actual explosives with the help of the VFX technology. The use of the VFX technology will allow the film production companies to render the effects of an explosion using the physics rendering engines of the game engine software. The film production companies can then integrate these pre rendered scenes into the film in order to display the explosives without endangering the lives of the crew members. Same goes for animals, aviation, smokes, crowd and car racing.
The combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology should be used to create complex action scenes without having to perform the actual stunts. The film production companies will be able to develop the whole action sequence in indoor locations without endangering the lives of the stuntmen using this technique. The combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology will it reduce the overall risk involved in the development of the action sequence. The liability, as well as the rehabilitation cost for injured or deceased stuntmen, will be significantly reduced after the implementation of these techniques in the development of action sequence. The number of stunt related accidents will be significantly reduced after the implementation of the combination of motion capture technique, artificial intelligence as well as the VFX technology in the development of the action sequences.
Safety supervisor /consultant break downs the script and outlines the sequences which contains any kind of associated risks (Joe Pampanella, 2017). This is designed to check the effectiveness of applied controls against the risk. The template for script breakdown safety report is as follows:
Risk assessment calculation are carried out to calculate the risk factor (Joe Pampanella, 2017). This tool is used to calculate the risk posed to actor/ environment/ asset. The scales for sensitivity, severity, frequency and exposure in script breakdown safety report is outlined in this following table:
These calculations are submitted by HOD (Head of Department)/ relevant supervisor to production and carried out by safety supervisor/consultant.
Average of likelihood x Total Sum Of consequence = Risk Score
(AVG of F+E) x (Sum of S+S) = Risk Score
RISK SCORE 0-10 11-25 26-35 36-50
RISK RATING MINOR MODERATE SIGNIFICANT HIGH
The main idea is to check the risk factors after and before applied controls. This checkout the effectiveness of controls implemented. Risk score after applied control should falls in to score which is acceptable for safely carrying out the film shoot. If risk is accepted, then the risky sequence needs to be carried out under supervision. If risk score is outlined as tolerable though its score is high, then specialist personnel needs to carry out sequence following with Written Risk Analysis/Safe Work Method Statement.
Based on key findings and studies there are some recommendations that can be incorporated by MEAA, Screen Production Australia. These are as follows:
Upon researching, the safety reports by safety personnel are submitted to MEAA and SPAA. Reports majorly based on hardcopies, can be altered or can be lost. In that case, if any incident happen the forensics investigation can be made on false claims. In this situation prosecution will be hard. So, there must lies centralised systems for safety personnel to fill up the safety reports through online systems. By this, one can be held accountable. These can help to raise safety standards bars based on available case studies.
Use of CGI, VFX, SFX
The use of these technologies should be encouraged to minimise the risk factors and to enhance productivity.
Like UK government (HSE, 2007) have provided the tool to calculate how many ambulatory resources needs to be on site depending upon nature of gathering, number of people, nature of seating, nature of genders varying with age group and other circumstances, representing their data gathering intelligence and provides guidance to employer for ambulatory services.
The development of a new feature film is a high risk project (Smith, 2014). Film productions facing delays are because of bad choices made in any department of film making as the consequences every year more than 20 to 40 people are killed worldwide while performing various action/stunts during the development of new feature films (Smith, 2014). The safety of these employees is very important to prevent the loss of human life and delays in the production of films. The use of new ICT technologies like the motion capture technology, artificial intelligence technology and the VFX technology can allow the film makers to develop high quality scenes while minimizing the risks.
Following recommendations of centralised system for safety reports will help film producers to raise bars of safety. On the other hand, MEAA and SPAA can improve their guides to safety based on available safety reports from centralised system. The government should provide employers the guide to ambulatory resources they should have for given nature of gathering, genders and age group.
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William Roy 'Billy' Lowery
February 10, 1972 – August 11, 2019
It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of beloved brother and son, Bill Lowery. Billy was born in Quesnel and has lived in Vancouver for a few year, he spent 6 years in Victoria working for the Municipality of Saanich and Esquimalt. He later moved back to Quesnel and started working for his life long friend, Jay. Bill is predeceased by his father, Bill Lowery (2006). He leaves behind his mother, Bonnie Lowery (Dave); Victoria, BC and his sister, Tracy Lowery; Calgary, AB. He also leaves behind many cousins, aunts, and uncles from Vancouver, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He loved and cherished his friends with his whole heart, you all meant the world to him. Bill had been very happy the last several months having met the love of his life, Kirsten, thank you Kirsten for making him feel all the love and happiness he so deserved.
RIP we will always always love you, Bill.
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Florida father arrested after son left in truck for 8 hours
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — A Tampa-area father has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of his 23-month-old son, who was left in a pickup truck for eight hours, authorities said.
Troy Whitaker, 41, of Palm Harbor, placed his son Lawson and 5-year-old daughter in his pickup truck Friday morning and took the girl to school, according to a statement from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Whitaker then drove home without taking Lawson to day care and left him unattended inside the truck until about 3:30 p.m., when he drove to a nearby grocery store, and he didn't notice Lawson was still in the back seat of the truck until an hour later when he got home and began unloading groceries, detectives said.
According to the sheriff's office, Whitaker is a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue firefighter, and he attempted to revive Lawson after calling 911.
Lawson was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri told the Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/2cePLE5 ) that Lawson's body temperature had reached 108 degrees.
Whitaker told detectives that he thought he had dropped Lawson off at day care in the morning, according to the sheriff's office.
Whitaker had driven home to study for an exam at the fire department, Gualtieri said.
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Whitaker was released from the Pinellas County jail on $50,000 bond. Jail records didn't show whether Whitaker had an attorney.
A fire rescue spokesman, Corey Dierdorff, said Saturday that the agency would not comment.


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Hans Gustaf Boman, född 16 augusti 1924 i Engelbrekts församling, Stockholm, död 3 december 2008, var en svensk mikrobiolog med särskild inriktning mot medfödd immunitet. Boman var en pionjär inom forskningen kring insekters immunförsvar, vilken till exempel låg till grund för nobelpriset i medicin 2011.

Biografi
Hans G. Boman gick sin grundutbildning vid Uppsala universitet där han disputerade i biokemi 1958 hos professor Arne Tiselius. Han genomförde sina postdoktorala studier vid Rockefeller Institute i New York. Under vistelsen i New York gifte han sig med Anita Boman, som därefter blev hans huvudsakliga forskningspartner. De återvände till Sverige och Uppsala universitet 1960 där han etablerade en forskargrupp vid institutionen för biokemi. 1966 blev Boman utnämnd till professor i mikrobiologi vid Umeå universitet. Mellan åren 1966 och 1976 byggde han upp institutionen för mikrobiologi vid Umeå universitet, där hans forskning fokuserade på mekanismer för bakteriell antibiotikaresistens. Boman kombinerade fysiologiska, molekylära, biokemiska och genetiska metoder på ett sätt som var unikt på den tiden. År 1976 blev Boman professor i mikrobiologi vid Stockholms universitet och 1997 flyttade han till Mikrobiologiskt och tumörbiologiskt centrum vid Karolinska Institutet. Vid KI identifierade han en sjukdom som uppstår i samband med brist på antimikrobiella peptider .

Boman invaldes 1978 i Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien och 1986 i Vetenskapsakademien.

Forskning
Under perioden i Umeå samarbetade Boman med Bertil Rasmusson vid institutionen för genetik där de frågade sig hur det kommer sig att insekter kan överleva infektioner utan att ha ett system med B- och T-celler. De undersökte bananflugors immunsystem och kunde visa att flugor som en gång infekterats med en icke dödlig dos av bakterien Pseudomonas överlevde en andra högre dos medan flugor som fick samma höga dos för första gången dog.

Boman fortsatte att undersöka immunsvaret hos insekter, men för att kunna analysera immunförsvaret på proteinnivå, krävdes en större insekt med mer hemolymfa. Därför fortsatte forskningen framförallt med studier i Cecropiafjärilen.

1981 publicerade Boman och medarbetare proteinstrukturen av den antimikrobiella peptiden cecropin . Med tekniker för att klona gener, kunde Bomans grupp fortsätta studierna på immungener i Cecropia. Samtidigt började fältet kring medfödd immunitet expandera och man drog nytta av de genetiska verktyg som finns för Drosophila i jakten på förståelsen om immunförsvarets signalering. Från dessa inledande studier karakteriserades en rad insektsantimikrobiella peptider och andra immunproteiner.

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GroupM North America CEO Tim Castree on Reigniting Brand Growth for Clients
Tim Castree sat for an interview with Michael Farmer on June 4, 2019, at a "pre-Cannes" rooftop celebration for members of the press and senior executives at GroupM's headquarters at 3 World Trade Center. He outlined GroupM North America's strategic priorities for the coming years. Castree (pictured above) has had a multi-faceted senior executive career with creative agencies (head of Account Management at BBH New York, Managing Partner at George Patterson Partners in Sydney and CEO of Leo Burnett Australia) and at media agencies (COO Mediavest USA, CEO Wavemaker and CEO GroupM North America).
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Social Media Advertising Guide: Why Paid Pinterest Is Worth The Spend
We've discussed before about how Pinterest seems to be in a league of its own as a social media platform. Almost more of a search engine than a platform the likes of Facebook or Instagram, Pinterest has its very own set of rules for reaching an engaged audience, driving impressions, generating link clicks—and enabling businesses to use their advertising budgets effectively.
Let's talk about the latter. Here's what makes paid advertising on Pinterest worth the effort, plus tips for bringing your campaigns to life.
What Sets Pinterest Apart
Before we get into the nitty-gritty about Pinterest ads, let's take a look at what Pinterest ads are not.
Think about Instagram ads and how they appear on the app. They often pop up mid-feed, clearly distinguished as paid content by the "Sponsored" tag above the ad visual and/or a bold, color-changing CTA (like this one below from indie cosmetic brand Lemonhead LA).
Though it appears among other organic posts, there are some pretty clear differences that set it apart from the rest of the posts, right?
Now, let's consider Instagram's brother-in-arms: Facebook.
Similar to Instagram, the paid content is clearly labeled as a "Sponsored" post and the numerous "Shop Now" CTAs are a pretty dead giveaway. No questions here about whether or not there were ad dollars put behind this Forever 21 post.
Pinterest ads, however, hit a little bit differently.
Why Pinterest Ads Work
Like its social media competitors, Pinterest also discloses which pins have been paid for. But despite that, there's something that just seems...sneakier about the ads on this particular platform.
Pinterest is all about the visuals. The way its users peruse the platform's content is by navigating and toggling through various collections of images. Whether they're scrolling through their home feed, their search results, or another user's board of carefully curated images, their screens will look consistent: plastered with images. The focus is almost always on the visuals.
Consequently, the pin titles & descriptions might be the second or third thing you pay attention to on Pinterest, but rarely ever the first...which also means that the "Sponsored" tags that the platform displays on paid content might go unnoticed before users decides to click on the photo and navigate to the promoted website.
This is all to say that paid Pinterest ads are particularly valuable for their ability to blend in with surrounding organic content. For an ad to be successful, all you need is for a visitor to see your post and find your visual click-worthy before they wind up exactly where you want them to be: on your website or landing page.
How Your Pinterest Ads Succeed
A Pinterest ad's undercover abilities offer major benefits that set Pinterest apart from other paid social media platforms. However, there are a few other great aspects of Pinterest advertising that can give businesses an edge—from visual capabilities to audience behavior.
Image Text Is Commonplace
...especially on paid ads, which provides another opportunity for advertisers to engage their target audience. Image text is a great way for brands to include more information about their promotion or add another compelling CTA to their post.
Users Visit For Educational Purposes
Tutorials and DIY guides are extremely popular on Pinterest. If your business is seeking to promote informative content, this platform could be a valuable tool for reaching audiences that are already ready to learn.
Curating Content Is Easy
On Pinterest, implementing a curated content strategy and engaging with users is as easy as pointing and clicking.
It's not always in your best interest to toot your horn and constantly share your own content or images—but it's also not always easy to find and share other content that aligns with your social media strategy. But on Pinterest, it's easy to search for content that pertains to your focus and share it with your audience as a curated Pinterest board. Plus, each post you pin will send a notification to the original creator with your brand name a nice side effect that works as a brand awareness strategy!
Pinterest advertising is definitely not for everyone. But these unique characteristics make it, in our opinion, at least worthy of a test campaign!
If you agree and are interested in joining forces to create a killer Pinterest advertising strategy for your business, you're in luck. We're now offering support services to in-house marketing teams looking to bring their social media strategies to new heights. In other words, we'll talk you through the Pinterest paid advertising process from brainstorming your positioning to realizing your ideas into a fully fleshed out campaign.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects information technology management jobs to grow nearly twice as fast as employment in the overall economy. IT manager salaries are rising just as fast, as employers in nearly every industry compete for information technology managers to address their cybersecurity, business analytics, and other IT needs. In the growing areas of data science and business analytics, growth in the 20-30 percent range are projected with significant talent gaps at the present time. The Bureau notes that people with management skills and an understanding of business practices, combined with specialized technical knowledge and strong communication skills, will find excellent opportunities as companies increasingly look to technology to drive revenue.
Preparatory and Foundation Courses – Required for students who lack an information systems and/or statistics background. Students with the necessary background will be waived from these courses. Credits from these courses do not count toward the degree.
The MSITM 4+1 Plan is a combined bachelor/master degree program that provides high-achieving students an opportunity to complete a bachelor's and master's degree in less time than would be required if the two degrees were done independently. It is designed for students who are high academic achievers and creates an integrated learning experience along several knowledge paths. The MSITM 4+1 Plan students will be able to earn their master's degree by completing 18 credits (6 courses instead of 10) beyond the undergraduate MIS major requirements.
Students accepted for the MSITM 4+1 Plan must have a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 3.2, and a 500 on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Students may apply to MSITM 4+1 Plan and be offered deferred admission to the graduate program at the beginning of their junior year and may begin enrollment in graduate courses. Students who apply must also have completed half of the departmental credits required for the MIS major.
Students offered deferred admission will remain classified as undergraduates until they have completed all undergraduate degree requirements. At that time, students who have maintained an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.2 and have earned a 3.0 or above GPA in the double-counted graduate courses will be eligible to apply to the MSITM program with the added benefit of earning their master's degree by completing 6 courses instead of 10.
Elective Courses (four courses totaling 12 credits) listed by Concentration and General Focus. See Graduate Catalog for full course descriptions.
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Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group delivers first Royal Bahraini C-130J
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Stanley, Tasmania
One of Tasmania's most iconic tourist destinations
The Stanley Cabin & Tourist Park is situated in Stanley, one of Tasmania's most popular tourist destinations.
The historic town of Stanley sits on the tip of the peninsula that juts into Bass Strait in far north-western Tasmania. The buildings of the town huddle under an ancient flat-topped rocky outcrop or volcanic plug called "The Nut". Take the path or the chairlift to the top of the 152 metre headland and enjoy wonderful views up and down the coast.
The Nut is a State Reserve and is a haven for migratory birds such as shear-waters (mutton birds) and orange bellied parrots, as well as kestrels, falcons and small colonies of fairy penguins. The best time to see the fairy penguins is in the evening after dusk, when the little birds return to their burrows after a day at sea. Seals can also be seen in the waters off the Nut.
Stanley was established in the early 1800s as the headquarters for the Van Dieman's Land Company which sought to establish a fine merino wool industry as well as grazing operations. Highfield Historic Site, on the scenic green hills road just a short distance from us in Stanley, includes the homestead built in 1837 for the company, together with workers' cottages, barns and stables. Highfield house has been beautifully restored to its former glory, it is a very popular wedding destination.
Stanley has been declared a historic town. In the wharf area are several historic buildings also a wooden boat builder and fishing charters. In Marine Park is the former Van Diemen's Land Company Store. In Alexander Terrace is the childhood home of Stanley's most famous son, Joseph Lyons, Australian Prime Minister from 1932 – 1939 and the only Tasmanian to hold this office. The Discovery Centre Folk Museum is packed with displays relating to the area's history. There are also several art and craft galleries in Stanley, showcasing the best of Tasmanian art and craft.
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At RMIT Village, we provide more than a bed. Right from the time you check in, there will be great opportunities to meet new people and experience all that uni has to offer.
RMIT Village is located 5 minutes by car from RMIT University, and a short walk from the University of Melbourne. The Village features a heated swimming pool, café, large study, student lounge, gym, BBQ deck, games room and communal kitchen, in addition to cooking facilities in each apartment.


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Q: How do you disassemble an overloaded operator in gdb? If I have something like bool operator ==(const uint128& x, const uint128& y);  how can I get gdb to disassemble it?

A: (gdb) p 'operator==(uint128 const&,uint128 const&)'
$1 = {bool (const uint128 &, const uint128 &)} 0x401040 <operator==(uint128 const&, uint128 const&)>
(gdb) disassemble $1
Dump of assembler code for function _ZeqRK7uint128S1_:
0x00401040 <_ZeqRK7uint128S1_+0>:       push   %ebp
... (elided)
0x00401066 <_ZeqRK7uint128S1_+38>:      ret
End of assembler dump.
(gdb)

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Siddle and Herath achieve career-best rankings | The International Cricket Hall of Fame.
Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle and Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath have achieved career-best rankings in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers after good performances in the Melbourne and Durban Tests, respectively which finished on Thursday.
Siddle, who took three for 63 and three for 42 in Australia's 122-run victory over India, has jumped five places to seventh position where he is joined by Herath who has claimed six spots after recording match figures of nine for 128 which turned out to be the cornerstone of Sri Lanka's 208-run victory over South Africa.
Australia fast bowlers Ben Hilfenhaus and James Pattinson, and Sri Lanka seamer Chanaka Welegedara have also moved in the right direction.
Hilfenhaus, who took five for 75 and two for 39, has gained seven spots in the rankings and now sits just outside the top 20 in 22nd position, man of the match Pattinson has been rewarded for match figures of six for 108 with a jump of five places which puts him in 31st spot while Welegedara has moved from 35th to 29th position after match figures of five for 85.
There is something to cheer for India fast bowler Umesh Yadav and South Africa's debutant Marchant de Lange.
Yadav has moved up five places to 42nd spot after figures of three for 106 and four for 70 while de Lange has entered in 51st position after figures of seven for 81 and one for 45.
The bowling list is still headed by South Africa's Dale Steyn.
There is plenty of reshuffle in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.
Jacques Kallis' first pair in an illustrious 149-Test career means he has slipped from second to fourth where he is joined by India's iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar who has gained two places after scores of 73 and 32.
Other batsmen inside the top 50 and making upward movements include Hashim Amla (up by three to seventh), Thilan Samaraweera (up by three to 13th), Mike Hussey (up by one to 16th), Virender Sehwag (up by one to 18th), Ricky Ponting (up by seven to 24th), Tillekeratne Dilshan (up by one to 33rd) and Prasanna Jayawardena (up by one to 48th).
Sri Lanka's middle-order batsman Dinesh Chandimal and Australia opener Ed Cowan have entered in 54th and 61st positions, respectively after making impressive debuts.
The batting list is headed by Kumar Sangakkara who became the eighth Sri Lanka batsman to score a zero and century in the same Test. Other Sri Lanka batsmen to achieve the rare distinction include Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva, Hashan Tillekeratne, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardena and Prasanna Jayawardena.
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Home » Love Stories » Neighbors to marry!
Allyson Flisser and Rojer Frazier, Seaboard neighbors, will tie the knot this afternoon and leave for their honeymoon in Orlando, Florida tomorrow.
Two neighbors on Seaboard, Allyson Flisser and Rojer Frazier, will marry August 8, 2015 at 4:30.
Allyson's son, Jakob, (10) will give the bride away.
After a what may be the fastest nap ever at the Chesapeake wedding hotel after the festivities, the couple will leave for their honeymoon in Orlando, Florida on Sunday.
Best wishes to you both, and may you enjoy a long, blissful life in South Norfolk together.
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The Meridiane Assortment Finds Its Imaginative and prescient within the Sundials of Italy
By On Feb 2, 2021
Based in New York and Italy, LATOxLATO design studio is without a doubt 100% proud of its Italian-made brand. LATOxLATO was founded by the married couple Virginia Valentini and Francesco Breganze de Capnist and celebrates the art and architecture of their home country through accessories, furniture and design objects. Her latest collection – Meridians – is inspired by the sundials that adorn the facades of countless palaces and villas. Indeed, "meridians" means "sundials" in Italian.
Each object in the series tells of Valenini and Breganze de Capnist's passion for Italy, traditional materials and craft techniques. The main characters are undoubtedly the shadows that play on the white glazed porcelain surface of each piece when the light hits. I love the clever names, each after a time of day: 06:45 tray, 12:30 bowl, 19:00 rectangular tray and 22:15 box. Each piece is made of 24 carat gold, platinum or copper, which acts as a kind of trademark of LATOxLATO.
The tray at 6:45 a.m. contains a series of arches reminiscent of the porticoes that are often seen around the Italian squares. A high central element mimics the monolithic monuments of imperial Rome.
The 12:30 bowl has a central obelisk that casts a false shadow on the curved inner surface.
The rectangular tray at 7:00 p.m. interprets a wide open space with a central vertical element that can be read as an obelisk, fountain or sculpture. All of the above are common sights in Italian city squares.
The 10:15 pm box was inspired by Villa Malaparte, the legendary house on a cliff overlooking the sea of Capri, designed by the architect Adalberto Libera on behalf of the famous writer Curzio Malaparte. 22:15 pays homage to rationalist architecture by recreating the famous curved "screen" that sits on top of the house and making the entire structure famous for its way of playing with projections of light and shadow.
Virginia Valentini and Francesco Breganze de Capnist
To learn more about meridians and to buy, visit latoxlato.com.
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What Indiana State Police are saying about Kegan Kline, 'anthony_shots' and the Delphi murder investigation
by: Matt Adams
DELPHI, Ind. – Despite an appeal last week for information about a social media profile and the later revelation that someone tied to that profile has been arrested, Indiana State Police aren't tipping their hand in the Delphi murders case.
Last week, ISP released images from a social media profile for "anthony_shots" on Instagram and Snapchat. The account had been used to solicit nude photos from underage girls, police said.
State police appealed to the public for information from anyone who knew something about the account or had interacted with it.
Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby said investigators have fielded "approximately 500 calls since the onset of the latest released information."
We later learned that ISP already had someone linked to the "anthony_shots" profile in custody—a man named Kegan Kline who faces more than two dozen charges in connection with a child exploitation investigation.
Court docs: Child pornography suspect in Miami County had 'anthony_shots' account; link to Delphi case unclear
Kegan Kline
Kline, who's currently being held in Miami County, is charged with 30 counts, including possession of child pornography, child exploitation, child solicitation and synthetic identity deception.
Kline admitted to contacting underage girls on social media and soliciting nude photos, according to court documents. He told police he had about 100 photos and 20 videos of a sexually explicit nature.
According to court documents that have been heavily redacted, police executed a search warrant related to Kline's case on Feb. 25, 2017—more than a week after the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German.
What we know so far about the Delphi Murders
However, court documents don't provide any clear link between Kline and the Delphi case.
On Monday, Indiana State Police released a statement about their investigation into the Delphi murders and Kline. In it, ISP describes the investigation as "long, complex and extremely complicated." Police also said information about Kline has "ebbed and flowed" over the years.
"Like so many other pieces of this investigation, we will always review, learn from, and make any necessary adjustments," state police said of its investigation. "We do not believe that any person has done anything intentionally wrong, but we will continue to critically evaluate our efforts."
Here's the statement:
The Indiana State Police has received many media inquiries since our December 6th press release concerning "anthony_shots" and eventually the identification of Kegan Kline. Your questions are certainly relevant as they relate to a long, complex, and extremely complicated murder investigation.
During the last nearly five years, we have conducted dozens of secondary investigations based on information we received. One of those investigations included a Possession of Child Pornography case resulting in the arrest of Kegan Kline. The information we had, have, and continue to receive concerning Kline has ebbed and flowed over these last few years. We understand there was a period of time that passed between 2017 and 2020 when Kline was not arrested and incarcerated for Possession of Child Pornography. Once the Indiana State Police presented the criminal case to the Miami County Prosecutor in June of 2020, immediate action was taken by both the Indiana State Police and the Miami County Prosecutor's Office, which ultimately resulted in Kline's arrest.
Like so many other pieces of this investigation, we will always review, learn from, and make any necessary adjustments. We do not believe that any person has done anything intentionally wrong, but we will continue to critically evaluate our efforts.
We know there is enormous interest in the "WHY" of everything we do, but we cannot and will not speculate. One day you will have the opportunity to see and know what we do, and we look forward to that day.


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Dieser Artikel zeigt die Ergebnisse der Qualifikationsrunden für die Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2014. Für das Turnier der Kategorie ATP World Tour 250 qualifizierten sich vier Spieler, welche in drei Runden ausgemacht wurden. Insgesamt nahmen 32 Spieler an der Qualifikation teil, die vom 28. bis 30. Dezember 2013 stattfand.

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Q: Warning:Dependency org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.2.1 is ignored when using jfrog and android-maven-plugin I'm getting quite a lot a problems by creating an external android library using the JFrog plugin. Essentially it keeps trying to get dependencies from apache without me asking for them. It seems related to the plugins that I'm applying with gradle. If I try to use this library in my app and try to run it using the local maven repo, it lasts a really a long time and then I get these warnings:

Information:Gradle tasks [clean, :generateDebugSources, >:generateDebugAndroidTestSources, :compileDebugSources, >:compileDebugAndroidTestSources]
Warning:Dependency org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.2.1 is ignored >for debug as it may be conflicting with the internal version provided by >Android.

and at the end I get errors:
com.android.dx.cf.cst.ConstantPoolParser.parse0(ConstantPoolParser.java:262)
        at com.android.dx.cf.cst.ConstantPoolParser.parse0(ConstantPoolParser.java:294)
        at com.android.dx.cf.cst.ConstantPoolParser.parse(ConstantPoolParser.java:150)
        at com.android.dx.cf.cst.ConstantPoolParser.parseIfNecessary(ConstantPoolParser.java:124)
        at com.android.dx.cf.cst.ConstantPoolParser.getPool(ConstantPoolParser.java:115)
        at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.parse0(DirectClassFile.java:482)
        at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.parse(DirectClassFile.java:406)
        at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.parseToInterfacesIfNecessary(DirectClassFile.java:388)
        at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.getMagic(DirectClassFile.java:251)
        at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.parseClass(Main.java:764)
        at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.access$1500(Main.java:85)
        at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main$ClassParserTask.call(Main.java:1684)
        at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processClass(Main.java:749)
        ... 12 more
    Error:java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: bad utf-8 byte a0 at offset 00000004
        at com.android.dx.rop.cst.CstString.throwBadUtf8(CstString.java:171)
        at com.android.dx.rop.cst.CstString.utf8BytesToString(CstString.java:143)
        at com.android.dx.rop.cst.CstString.<init>(CstString.java:200)
        at com.android.dx.cf.cst.ConstantPoolParser.parseUtf8(ConstantPoolParser.java:371)
        ... 25 more
    1 error; aborting
    Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug'.
    > com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_65.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

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And I have already searched through stackoverflow and other sites but I can't find an answer. The solution presented in Incomprehensible error starting the project (gradle) doesn't work for me. My gradle file you can see here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jesperancinha/lib-chartizate-sz/master/chartizate-text-writer-android/build.gradle. I have already seen that JFrog and android-maven gradle plugins seem to be the culprits because it's only when I add them that I start to have problems.

A: Check, I just figured out what the propblem was, and now I'm wondering if the problem for Incomprehensible error starting the project (gradle) was the same. Essentially my classpath had the maven plugin, the jfrog plugin and also the gradle plugin in it, which essentially was making a lot of recursive calls and making these plugins part of the actual build. It is now fixed and I'm closing this issue.