Good point. I've seen other articles confusing blanks and dummies.They don't create recoil or emit smoke. Those that do would be blanks.
Good point. I've seen other articles confusing blanks and dummies.They don't create recoil or emit smoke. Those that do would be blanks.
I don't think he usually does anything on the set before using a gun that he didn't do in this case. It's not expected for the actor to unload the gun and inspect each round.
I think the lighting director said it perfectly, it was a sloppy approach to safety.
What are you objecting to in the description of dummy rounds? They don't fire a projectile and don't make noise.
It is expected and required that the actor should WITNESS the AD or the Armorer check the gun, in his presence, if the actor is going to use the gun---especially when pointing the gun towards anyone or anything dangerous.I don't think he usually does anything on the set before using a gun that he didn't do in this case. It's not expected for the actor to unload the gun and inspect each round.
That^^^ is NOT standard procedure. Standard procedure is that the actor also takes responsibility for the gun being checked if he is going to be the one pointing it around on the set.Maybe I’m getting confused in all the finger pointing. I thought HGR said she wasn’t even around when the AD took the gun from the tray. So AB must be used to taking the gun from the AD without witnessing the armourer around the set. That’s a lot of trust, more than I’d have but if that is standard procedure, so be it.
That^^^ is NOT standard procedure. Standard procedure is that the actor also takes responsibility for the gun being checked if he is going to be the one pointing it around on the set.
They did not follow standard safety protocol on that set.
If someone handed you a weapon to play around with, and they told you 'don't worry--it's not loaded'---wouldn't you check for yourself, if you didn't see that person checking the chamber?
Here is my guess---and it is a somewhat educated guess as I have lived in Los Angeles for 50 years and have a lot of immediate family members who work in tv/film biz---Yeah that was what I was getting at with my original post (the one before the quoted one). I couldn’t imagine this was the standard procedure that AB would have routinely followed on all his other movies. I wondered why did he do it differently this time around. I guess we will never know.
Good point. I've seen other articles confusing blanks and dummies.They don't create recoil or emit smoke. Those that do would be blanks.
Expected and required by whom?It is expected and required that the actor should WITNESS the AD or the Armorer check the gun, in his presence, if the actor is going to use the gun---especially when pointing the gun towards anyone or anything dangerous.
It is expected that the actor would be certain the gun was unloaded, by checking it himself OR by watching the person that handed it to him, checking the ammo in the gun and spinning it to make sure.
AB didn't do that. He just took the AD's word for it, even after there had been previous misfires days earlier, with the same gun, which had been declared 'cold.'
And then he broke other safety protocols by pointing it at 2 people who were within 2 feet of the muzzle, and using a real weapon during a rehearsal, and having his finger on the trigger while doing so.
Not sure what do you think people who accidentally killed someone should do instead of carrying on-jump off a bridge?I thought taking pictures of minors were off limits. WOW! How does a person "carry on" after ending the life of another?
Industry standards set by Unions and the Actors Guild. They have been posted several times in the thread. There is a standard safety protocol that actors are expected to adhere to when dealing with firearms on the set.Expected and required by whom?
I thought taking pictures of minors were off limits. WOW! How does a person "carry on" after ending the life of another?
@Gardenista going back to Thread 2, page 40, post 796
You mention HGRs pockets were checked and he (the Sheriff) won't confirm or deny they found live rounds in her pockets.
The link you supply won't open for me as I'm in the UK. Would it be possible to supply 10% of the coverage regarding this pocket search, what was said etc.
Please and thank you.
Disagree.I don't think he usually does anything on the set before using a gun that he didn't do in this case. It's not expected for the actor to unload the gun and inspect each round.