A cinematographer has died after being shot on set with a prop gun by Alec Bal
in while filming a Western in New Mexico, passing away later in hospital, whil
the director was left injured in the incident.
A cinematographer has died after being shot on set with a prop gun by Alec BalI have wondered how the off-screen personnel were in the line of fire, even
in while filming a Western in New Mexico, passing away later in hospital, whil
the director was left injured in the incident.
if it was a prop gun supposedly loaded with a blank? I was always taught never to point any loaded, unloaded, or loaded-with-blanks gun at a person.
Sounds like someone was standing where they should not have been. :(
Sounds like someone was standing where they should not have been. :(
Sounds like someone was standing where they should not have been. :(
Another thing.. what is real ammo doing on a movie set?
Based on some initial reports, it sounds like that some
employees on the set were unhappy about some conditions.. and
therefore maybe someone thought it was a smart idea to plant a
real bullet in a prop gun to prove a point?
..maybe someone thought it was a smart idea toIf that is the case, that someone substituted real for
plant a real bullet in a prop gun to prove a point?
fake ammo, it could just as easily be that they brought
the real thing in themselves.
I reserve judgment to all the facts are in but this is
what is known so far: 1. The gun was being used for
"target practice" during off filming hours. This is a
major no-no. A gun used for a movie is supposed to be
locked down when not being used for scene. 2. Union
members had walked off the set earlier to what they sited
as unsafe conditions. (Those conditions where not
specified in the news story)
..and any parties that did not properly follow the rules
for gun safety on a movie set need to be charged with
involuntary manslaughter.
Despite [1] and [2], there was nothing to preclude Alec to
check the gun himself too. Wouldn't blanks have a distinctive
look compared to live ammo?
I'm surprised why anyone wouldn't check and double-check what's
loaded in the gun? Open it up, spin it around, observe how many
rounds are in there, and... if there are blanks, wouldn't they
look different from live rounds?
..maybe someone thought it was a smart idea to
plant a real bullet in a prop gun to prove a point?
If that is the case, that someone substituted real for
fake ammo, it could just as easily be that they brought
the real thing in themselves.
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