was no stranger to film sets when he stepped onto the lot of a major upcoming film in the fall of 2022. As with most large-scale productions, Szell wasn’t too surprised when he was told by production members they wanted to take some scans of him in costume.
However, when he entered the trailer, he recalls being surrounded by dozens upon dozens of cameras, shooting him from every angle and direction. Although Szell says he had been scanned before for another production, this was different. This time, Szell says he was instructed to pose and perform different actions. There were no additional release waivers signed, he says, or further explanation of how the footage would be used. “They were directing us on top of it,” Szell explains. “It wasn’t just a random AD [assistant director]. It was a new AD, a new special AD. I was hired to be a dead soldier, now I was a living soldier being killed.
Normally, VFX photography wouldn’t raise an eyebrow from actors. But a bombshell proposal from the ongoing contract negotiations between the