Alec Baldwin fatally shot someone on movie set with gun mishap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now I actually do wonder if it was tampered with, and would they be able to catch that person.

Someone disgruntled in the workplace.

It's an ugly thing to say at this moment, but I am going to say it anyway. Alec Baldwin has a reputation for explosive anger and he is widely disliked. It is absolutely possible that a disgruntled person decided to really complicate his life, with total disregard for how this would affect others (death), or thinking that Alec would follow gun safety protocol and not point the weapon at anyone. If they were trying to shut the set down, having a gun fire a live round is a pretty surefire way to do it.

IF this was a deliberate setup to hurt Alec Baldwin, it's far more likely that the motivation was political, not personal, despite Baldwin's reputation. The political climate right now is pretty freaking dangerous, and Baldwin did the worst possible thing-- he mocked the other side.

Or maybe Baldwin deliberately put a live bullet into the gun to frame the non-union weapons handler who handed him the gun? How far down the conspiracy theory hole are you going to go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When do actors turned directors (or producers or whatever fancy title they take on when they are probably really only qualified to be an actor) learn all of these requirements?

Do professional crew roll their eyes about the current trend of actors calling themselves more elevated titles because they really don't know how to fulfill that more complicated role professionally? Plus, I would think (having worked with some celebrities,but never on a movie set) that movie stars don't take well to being constrained in any way or told No.

Would love to hear back from some of you with relevant experience.

There are 6 producers, a co-producer, and 5 executive producers for this production. Plenty of redundancy for this shoot.

Lots of these stars are acquiring scripts and putting up money through their own production companies. This allows them to get a greater share of profits than simply getting paid a salary or daily rate for acting.

What Is the Difference Between an Executive Producer and a Producer?
The executive producer is at the top of the producer hierarchy. They work closely with other kinds of producers but their job descriptions differ.

*The executive producer may find a script or a book to option first and then hire the producer to execute the project. A producer may already be working on a script with a writer and will reach out to an executive producer to finance the project.
*The producer answers to the executive producer about the film’s budget.
*The executive producer does not get involved with the day-to-day of a production like a producer does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When do actors turned directors (or producers or whatever fancy title they take on when they are probably really only qualified to be an actor) learn all of these requirements?

Do professional crew roll their eyes about the current trend of actors calling themselves more elevated titles because they really don't know how to fulfill that more complicated role professionally? Plus, I would think (having worked with some celebrities,but never on a movie set) that movie stars don't take well to being constrained in any way or told No.

Would love to hear back from some of you with relevant experience.

There are 6 producers, a co-producer, and 5 executive producers for this production. Plenty of redundancy for this shoot.

Lots of these stars are acquiring scripts and putting up money through their own production companies. This allows them to get a greater share of profits than simply getting paid a salary or daily rate for acting.

What Is the Difference Between an Executive Producer and a Producer?
The executive producer is at the top of the producer hierarchy. They work closely with other kinds of producers but their job descriptions differ.

*The executive producer may find a script or a book to option first and then hire the producer to execute the project. A producer may already be working on a script with a writer and will reach out to an executive producer to finance the project.
*The producer answers to the executive producer about the film’s budget.
*The executive producer does not get involved with the day-to-day of a production like a producer does.

Thanks for this information. I've been curious about producers and executive producers because lately it seems like on every movie or show, the main stars are also listed as producers of various types. I assumed it's a way to get more money and/or prestige for them. What kinds of day to day activities does a producer do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who’s gonna play Alec Baldwin in the SNL murder skit?


I vote for Trump.

OH my gosh now that would be payback but liberal SNL won't do that. Even though it would be sky high ratings!

Poor Alec. Not his fault but it sure sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who’s gonna play Alec Baldwin in the SNL murder skit?


I vote for Trump.

OH my gosh now that would be payback but liberal SNL won't do that. Even though it would be sky high ratings!

Poor Alec. Not his fault but it sure sucks.

SNL won’t do it because it’s funny and edgy. Only Trump is funny with an edge. He’s funnier, quicker and cooler.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who’s gonna play Alec Baldwin in the SNL murder skit?


I vote for Trump.

OH my gosh now that would be payback but liberal SNL won't do that. Even though it would be sky high ratings!

Poor Alec. Not his fault but it sure sucks.

SNL won’t do it because it’s funny and edgy. Only Trump is funny with an edge. He’s funnier, quicker and cooler.

It actually isn't funny to malign a crew member, mother, and wife who lost her life in a tragic accident.

Further proving that conservatives really do suck at comedy. Anything you seem to find "funny" is actually psychopathic.

[Anonymous]

Trump is funny with an edge. He’s funnier, quicker and cooler.

yeah...not so much...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who’s gonna play Alec Baldwin in the SNL murder skit?


I vote for Trump.

OH my gosh now that would be payback but liberal SNL won't do that. Even though it would be sky high ratings!

Poor Alec. Not his fault but it sure sucks.

I'm really trying to understand why this line keeps getting repeated. He should have checked the gun before firing. And not pointed the weapon at the poor murdered cinematographer. He's not some new actor learning the ropes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting comment from Reddit about the safety protocol on non-union shoots in Utah:

So here in Utah, every time a prop gun is used on set this is what happens:
-a notice in the email that we get the day before the shoot there's a gun.
-in the Call Sheet attachment that came with the email, there's a column listing off all the significant items being used that day & what department is responsible for it. A gun, even a rubber one would have the Prop dept, production dept, & a REAL armorer listed.
-BEFORE the gun is even brought on set, we have to have a safety meeting.
-When the gun is brought on set, the AD checks that the gun isn't loaded & sometimes will shoot in the air to "clear the chamber" or whatever
-Then they have to ask if any of the crew want to check the gun as well
-after that, only the armorer & the actor that'll be using it is allowed to touch it.

Also…. If there WAS supposed to be blanks in the gun for special effects, all crewmembers would have to be reminded in the safety meeting that NO ONE is allowed to be in front of the gun when it’s supposed to go off. A couple years ago, we filmed two actors shooting blanks all over the places & only the essential crew members needed were allowed to be on set. We all had those police face shields on, & a massive heavy blanket that I assume was somewhat bulletproof was draped in front of us… Then one of the Unionized crew dudes told Production that they still felt a little unsafe… So, they had us wait until a huge piece of safety glass was brought to set that us essential crew dudes could all stand behind.

So yeah, that’s all the safety precautions that a low-budget non-SAG movie in Utah goes through

Police are likely looking into the armorer they hired in New Mexico. Who is this person? What is their ideology? Any mental illness? That's the person who hands off a gun with a live round to Alec Baldwin.

I would think so, yes.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think someone intentionally set up Alec. Would be difficult to do in the first place and even more difficult to get away with. Most likely someone screwed up. That’s all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who’s gonna play Alec Baldwin in the SNL murder skit?


I vote for Trump.

OH my gosh now that would be payback but liberal SNL won't do that. Even though it would be sky high ratings!

Poor Alec. Not his fault but it sure sucks.

I'm really trying to understand why this line keeps getting repeated. He should have checked the gun before firing. And not pointed the weapon at the poor murdered cinematographer. He's not some new actor learning the ropes.

X1000 how is this not his fault?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think someone intentionally set up Alec. Would be difficult to do in the first place and even more difficult to get away with. Most likely someone screwed up. That’s all.

I’m not so sure.

I can’t imagine why they would even have live ammo on a set. Why would a prop gun ever be loaded with live ammo? It doesn’t seem right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who’s gonna play Alec Baldwin in the SNL murder skit?


I vote for Trump.

OH my gosh now that would be payback but liberal SNL won't do that. Even though it would be sky high ratings!

Poor Alec. Not his fault but it sure sucks.

I'm really trying to understand why this line keeps getting repeated. He should have checked the gun before firing. And not pointed the weapon at the poor murdered cinematographer. He's not some new actor learning the ropes.

X1000 how is this not his fault?

Why on earth would a prop gun be loaded with live ammo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think someone intentionally set up Alec. Would be difficult to do in the first place and even more difficult to get away with. Most likely someone screwed up. That’s all.

I assume the NM police will get to the bottom of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Trump is funny with an edge. He’s funnier, quicker and cooler.

yeah...not so much...

If he was a lib Trump would be worshipped.