Since none of us really knows the full details, I'm not going to speculate here. And I see Baldwin has just Tweeted his heartbreak: https://twitter.com/AlecBaldwin
One interesting thing I noted on Twitter elsewhere was Craig Zobel, the director of Mare of Easttown amongst others, noting that these days, doing gunshots in VFX is far easier than it used to be. On Easttown, all the gun effects were added in afterwards. https://twitter.com/craigzobel/status/1451405649070407682 And Rian Johnson, director of Knives Out amongst others, in response to a VFX artist who similarly explained what's doable these days, points out that when shooting on film, with only 24 frames a second, you might actually miss the gunflare that you're no doubt hoping to capture. https://twitter.com/rianjohnson/status/1451438949440892928 While VFX adds cost, I suspect that these kinds of shots are pretty easy to do. In any event, I'm sure it'll become much more the norm in the wake of this accident. Adam On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 3:49 PM Steve Timko <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: > After Jon-Erik Hexxum killed himself with a prop gun in 1984 the > entertainment industry adopted much tougher rules for using guns, Jon Hamm > told a hilarious story on WTF about working on a low-budget cable TV cop > show where they could draw guns but couldn't fire them because they didn't > have the money to hire a safety expert. So instead they always hit the bad > guy in the head to knock him out. > In Nevada, felony stupid (reckless disregard) is enough to get someone > charged with second degree murder in a death. I don't know what the New > Mexico law is. > And then there's Baldwin's infamous temper. > > On Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 6:22 AM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 5:53 AM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I have read several accounts of this horrible incident; it seems >>> officials are leaning over backwards to avoid saying it was an accident. I >>> assume there is no question of intentional injury (wasn’t that a plot line >>> of a Columbo episode?) but it seems there must be some question of >>> negligence or not following safety protocols? >>> >> >> Whomever was in charge of props (sometimes there is a specific firearms >> propmaster on set, but this was supposedly a low budget indie film) is >> responsible for inspecting all weapons to ensure they are safe and that >> actors are trained in their usage. The liability will rest on that person’s >> shoulders, not Baldwin’s. 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