Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to interestingasfuck@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-24 months agoIn Candyman, the scene where Tony Todd had bees flying out of his mouth were REAL BEES. Todd only agreed to do the scene if they pay him $1000 for every bee sting. He earned $27,000 for that scenefiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1501arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1494arrow-down1external-linkIn Candyman, the scene where Tony Todd had bees flying out of his mouth were REAL BEES. Todd only agreed to do the scene if they pay him $1000 for every bee sting. He earned $27,000 for that scenefiles.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to interestingasfuck@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square70fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFeydaikin@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·4 months agoWithout knowing anything about it, I’d wager that it’s generally not a good idea to mess around too much with a hive. And picking out a bunch of drones in the amount used in film would no doubt rile up the swarm. The way they do it is likely the best, safest and least invasive way of using live bees in a film setting.
minus-squareoctopus_inklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoYou could be right, but they literally shove the drones out to die when winter comes so I don’t think they value them all that highly compared to the workers which are the stinging ones.
Without knowing anything about it, I’d wager that it’s generally not a good idea to mess around too much with a hive.
And picking out a bunch of drones in the amount used in film would no doubt rile up the swarm.
The way they do it is likely the best, safest and least invasive way of using live bees in a film setting.
You could be right, but they literally shove the drones out to die when winter comes so I don’t think they value them all that highly compared to the workers which are the stinging ones.