Crew member from Mr. Rogers movie dies after fall from balcony Witnesses say he may have suffered a medical emergency before the fall. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT REPORTER: FILMING HAS STOPPED HERE FOR NOW. AND SOME CREW MEMBERS ARE RECEIVING GRIEF COUNSELING FOLLOWING THIS TRAGEDY. I'VE LEARNED TODAY THAT THIS WAS A MAN WHO LOVED PITTSBURGH, WAS HONORED TO BE WORKING ON THIS FILM, WAS LOVED BY HIS PEERS AND WAS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR HIS TALENT. >> IT'S A TRAGIC ACCIDENT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A LONGTIME TOO GET OVER IT, AND WE ARE GOING TO REMEMBER HIM EVERY DAY WE GO TO WORK. REPORTER SOUND MIXER JAMES WAS BELOVED AMONG HIS FILM FAMILY. >> THERE ARE LONG HOURS AND GRUELING UNDER DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU PWO BOND AS A FAMILY. REPORTER: HE WAS 61 YEARS OLD, HE HAD BEEN A SOUND MIXER ON MAJOR MOTION BUYERS FOR DECADES. >> HE'S BEEN ON ALMOST MAJOR FILM WE'VE HAD IN THE REGIO FILMING SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE I GOT HERE IN 94. HE STARTED IN 1986. >> HE WAS GOOD AT HIS JOB, DEDICATED. EVERYONE KNEW IT. HE WOULD YELL AT EVERYBODY. KEEP QUIET. REPORTER: HE WORKED ON MOVIES LIKE JACK REACHER, ABDUCTION, FOXCATCHER, CONCUSSION, AND THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, AMONG MANY MORE. HE WAS HONORED WITH A NATIONAL EMMY AWARD IN 2015 FOR HIS WORK ON THE HBO FILM BESSIE. >> HE WAS A HUMBLE GUY WASN'T OUT THERE BRAGGING TRYING TO BE A BIG SHOT. HE DID HIS JOB AND DID IT WELL. REPORTER: WORKING ON A MISTER ROGERS FILM WAS A TRUE HONOR ACCORDING TO HIS COLLEAGUES. MOVING FORWARD ON THE PROJECT WITHOUT HIM IS HARD FOR THEM TO IMAGINE. >> IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE. EVERYONE IS SO HURT, IT'S SO FRESH THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING TO JUST MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY. REPORTER: IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN FILMING ON THE MISTER ROGERS MOVIE WILL RESUM

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