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Offline Scunner

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2014, 17:23:12 PM »
I read somewhere last year that the Welsh had banned smoking on set in the film industry. Seems they agree it promotes smoking and have even banned the fake cigs as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22538699

Won't do much for the film industry in Wales though will it?



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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2014, 19:16:50 PM »
I guess not but they are sticking to their decision.

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2014, 10:31:25 AM »
I guess it is a similar argument to that of swearing, nudity and violence. Producers would say it is necessary to include all of these to add "realism" to the production as they attempt to emulate true life situations and atmosphere. In the case of smoking I probably wouldn't agree, I cant see that excluding it would make it feel less "Real". As for nudity (the female version) I think there simply isn't enough of it!!

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2014, 10:01:35 AM »
Well, you can all shout at me! Stuff and nonsense, in 1950's Europe a blue fug hung in the air in every Cinema, Theatre, Pub etc. So, if you don't show it like it is then yes it detracts from the historical accuracy and drama. I see nothing wrong in it and as en ex-smoker it certainly doesn't make me want to take it up again, more it makes me wonder why I smoked, especially with poor lungs to begin with! I am now as anti smoking as the next person, but I see nothing wrong in the illustration in Quirke, which I thoroughly enjoyed by the way!

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Re: There's no smoke without fire
« Reply #14 on: June 22, 2014, 10:03:24 AM »
I read somewhere last year that the Welsh had banned smoking on set in the film industry. Seems they agree it promotes smoking and have even banned the fake cigs as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22538699

Won't do much for the film industry in Wales though will it?
I am sure I saw someone smoking in Hinterland? Maybe I was mistaken!




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