#i doubt there’s any iatse locals in hong kong but surely there’s like. regulation????

[johntorrington]

the uv stage lights making people go blind thing is making me wonder about exactly what kind of shitty situation is going on with their techs. because as a lighting tech who works with IATSE and knows people who have been doing this kind of conference and event work for years i have no idea how that might’ve even happened.

like obviously they weren’t hiring union workers it’s a crypto event but they had riggers and electricians from somewhere. most likely the lowest bidder. the amount of incompetence going on from everyone involved here is astounding. don’t get me wrong i’ve heard my share of horror stories from this industry but never something as actively stupid and harmful as this.

it’s like hiring a guy to run your haze machine and he fills it with mustard gas