Alec Baldwin fatally shot someone on movie set with gun mishap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does one "accidentally" shoot two people? Wouldn't you stop after shooting the first person?

Blanks are only deadly at close range, why was Alec pointing a gun at the these people at such close range? Why was Alec pointing a gun at the DP and Director anyway?

Lots of questions to be answered here.

Likely the camera was positioned directly at the end of the barrel of the gun. Alec would need to point the gun so they can position camera, take light readings, etc. They may have been rehearsing the scene, and told him to fire the blank so they could fine tune camera & light settings.

For every image like this, you have a camera & probably 5-6 people with the gun aimed at them:

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/heat.jpg" border="0" class="embeddedImage" />

But then why wasn't a camera man injured?

The cinematographer was killed. Perhaps hhe was behind camera with Director standing nearby?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Actor W. Earl Brown details strict weapon protocols:


"In the aftermath of Jon Erik Hexum, the dedicated crew job of Weapons Handler was created — someone whose sole responsibility is overseeing any and all firearms used on a movie set.

In the aftermath of Brandon Lee, the rules got much stricter and oversight increased.

For rehearsals, we are given rubber weapons.

When it is necessary for a real weapon to be used, the weapons handler clears the chamber, the cylinder, the clip, etc… anywhere a projectile can lodge is checked. If dummy bullets are required, each shell is checked before loading…

This process is then checked by an assistant director or director and then by any actors involved in the scene. The weapon is usually dry fired.

At all times, treat every weapon as if it’s loaded — barrel down, uncocked, finger off trigger.

If a live Blank is required, it is loaded at the last minute. The presence of a live round is always announced so that everyone knows the size of the load and that the round is live.
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As soon as “Cut” is called, the weapon is to be returned to the Handler. No exceptions.

Those are the Rules."

https://twitter.com/WEarlBrown

Why not just always use rubber weapons and add firing with CGI?

This is what will end up happening. It's a good thing.

[Anonymous]

^ I mean, not a good thing someone died!!!

Ugh. Brain not working this morning.

But CGI is a safe development for all kinds of action scenes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow…I can’t even imagine what’s going through this poor guys head right now…

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He would have had to have his finger on the trigger, pull it all while aimed at people. Sigh. Idiot

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow…I can’t even imagine what’s going through this poor guys head right now…

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He would have had to have his finger on the trigger, pull it all while aimed at people. Sigh. Idiot

Not Baldwins fault. Whoever is suppose to make sure it's safe is the only one to blame.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow…I can’t even imagine what’s going through this poor guys head right now…

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He would have had to have his finger on the trigger, pull it all while aimed at people. Sigh. Idiot

Not Baldwins fault. Whoever is suppose to make sure it's safe is the only one to blame.

As people have explained, he's the producer and bears ultimate responsibility to ensure that safety regulations are adhered to on set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm just going to put this here:

1) How did he shoot a cinematographer and director? He would not have been acting so was using a prop improperly outside of filming.
2) How did the second person get shot? It's not like a rapid-fire prop.
3) Clearly someone called paparazzi to show up at the police station and folks he's a great actor, he turned it on for the photos. This is in the middle of Fing nowhere NM. Where did the paps come from? Definitely seems like a set up by his agent.

Something doesn't smell right at all. If it wasn't intentional it was definitely irresponsible.

These are the exact questions I was asking myself.

[Anonymous]

If it is indeed a faulty blank, then responsibility would go back to the manufacturer of the blank. There's no way an actor or prop master would be able to tell, even if they followed the safety protocols. You're trusting that the blank was properly manufacturers.

Frankly, it seems that a stipulation of prop guns used in filmmaking should be that such firearms NEVER be used with a live round for the entirety of the firearm's service in the film industry. There shouldn't even be a chance that a round could be trapped in the chamber.

If you want to use a live round, go use a firearm that isn't a prop in the film industry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does one "accidentally" shoot two people? Wouldn't you stop after shooting the first person?

Blanks are only deadly at close range, why was Alec pointing a gun at the these people at such close range? Why was Alec pointing a gun at the DP and Director anyway?

Lots of questions to be answered here.

Likely the camera was positioned directly at the end of the barrel of the gun. Alec would need to point the gun so they can position camera, take light readings, etc. They may have been rehearsing the scene, and told him to fire the blank so they could fine tune camera & light settings.

For every image like this, you have a camera & probably 5-6 people with the gun aimed at them:

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/heat.jpg" border="0" class="embeddedImage" />

This is good information. As someone who has no idea how movies are shot now I can understand how this happened. What a terrible tragedy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just a thought, if the prop director and safety people walked off the set in protest, could they have sabotaged the gun to make their point? I hope I'm wrong.

OMG please examine your extreme bias.

Welcome to DCUM. Apparently Trump did it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does one "accidentally" shoot two people? Wouldn't you stop after shooting the first person?

Blanks are only deadly at close range, why was Alec pointing a gun at the these people at such close range? Why was Alec pointing a gun at the DP and Director anyway?

Lots of questions to be answered here.

Likely the camera was positioned directly at the end of the barrel of the gun. Alec would need to point the gun so they can position camera, take light readings, etc. They may have been rehearsing the scene, and told him to fire the blank so they could fine tune camera & light settings.

For every image like this, you have a camera & probably 5-6 people with the gun aimed at them:

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/heat.jpg" border="0" class="embeddedImage" />

Firing a blank directly at a camera would only damage the camera. There's no way it would go through the camera and then kill a person.

Again, a blank would need to be fired directly at a person at close range to kill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it is indeed a faulty blank, then responsibility would go back to the manufacturer of the blank. There's no way an actor or prop master would be able to tell, even if they followed the safety protocols. You're trusting that the blank was properly manufacturers.

Frankly, it seems that a stipulation of prop guns used in filmmaking should be that such firearms NEVER be used with a live round for the entirety of the firearm's service in the film industry. There shouldn't even be a chance that a round could be trapped in the chamber.

If you want to use a live round, go use a firearm that isn't a prop in the film industry.

As someone that has guns, empty firearms are never to be pointed at anyone. If they were shooting a scene where the gun, even with a blank was pointed where someone would be, roll the film, remove the people and then shoot. This was 100% avoidable without compromising the film quality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow…I can’t even imagine what’s going through this poor guys head right now…

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He would have had to have his finger on the trigger, pull it all while aimed at people. Sigh. Idiot

Not Baldwins fault. Whoever is suppose to make sure it's safe is the only one to blame.

The one who pulls the trigger is at fault

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow…I can’t even imagine what’s going through this poor guys head right now…

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He would have had to have his finger on the trigger, pull it all while aimed at people. Sigh. Idiot

Not Baldwins fault. Whoever is suppose to make sure it's safe is the only one to blame.

The one who pulls the trigger is at fault

No, the one that told him to pull the trigger is at fault.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does one "accidentally" shoot two people? Wouldn't you stop after shooting the first person?

Blanks are only deadly at close range, why was Alec pointing a gun at the these people at such close range? Why was Alec pointing a gun at the DP and Director anyway?

Lots of questions to be answered here.

Likely the camera was positioned directly at the end of the barrel of the gun. Alec would need to point the gun so they can position camera, take light readings, etc. They may have been rehearsing the scene, and told him to fire the blank so they could fine tune camera & light settings.

For every image like this, you have a camera & probably 5-6 people with the gun aimed at them:

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/heat.jpg" border="0" class="embeddedImage" />

Firing a blank directly at a camera would only damage the camera. There's no way it would go through the camera and then kill a person.

Again, a blank would need to be fired directly at a person at close range to kill.

Look at the image I posted of Pacino in Heat - he is aiming slightly away from the camera lens.

Guess where the cinematographer is positioned? Just to the side of the camera or immediately behind. Plus 4-5 other people surrounding the DP, including the director:









It looks like this was an indoor scene, inside the church. Firearms shooting blanks will emit light, so they were likely rehearsing the scene so they could fine tune camera and light settings to properly record the action inside the dark church. They probably need to have him fire the gun multiple times to get the settings correct.

-Someone who worked on films sets for many years