Parents of film worker killed on set spread safety message
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard and Elizabeth Jones stood on a crowded film set, looking out on a sea of actors and workers ready to shoot a scene.
Every one of them reminded them of their daughter Sarah, who died two years ago on a Georgia railroad track shooting a film scene.
For two weeks, the pair has been crisscrossing Hollywood, meeting with everyone from executives to set workers to urge a safety-first mentality during film and television production.
Before addressing the crew, the pair met with Mark Pellington, a veteran television and film director.
"All of us are in deep, deep respect for Sarah," Pellington told them before taking the couple to the set — a room transformed to look like a smoky radio station office with walls plastered with bumper stickers.
The Joneses said they never expected to be vocal safety advocates, but they feel their voices are needed.
"Since Sarah's gone, this is what we need to do," Richard Jones said.