Monday, November 01, 2021
‘Rust’ Update: AD Was Unsure if He Fully Checked Guns, Armorer Says Rounds Were Not ‘Hot’
www.thewrap.com: “Rust” assistant director Dave Halls told police that he did not thoroughly check the guns used on set, as he “should have,” according to details in a third search warrant released Wednesday to media.
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It is insane that the “crew” were using the prop guns with live ammunition throughout the day to “pass time”. Especially when there was an affidavit that says there was to be no live ammunition on set. This article didn’t specify by I wonder if if was the IATSE crew or the local crew that were doing this activity. This article did not specifically say. I would hope that it would be the local crew, after the IASTE crew was asked to leave but maybe that is why the IASTE crew was asked to leave? Of course the AD did not properly check the gun before handing it to Baldwin. Because if they did none of this would have happened. This situation is highlighting so many issues on a film set, including communication errors and people thinking that they can just do what ever they want when they are in charge of something. I don’t think that this act was deliberate, like some are speculating, but I do think it is the ripple effect of many not following rules or procedures.
How people are handling this tragedy seems a bit childish, someone died and it was someone’s fault. Currently, this seems like a “he said, she said” situation where people are just pointing their fingers rather than owning up to their own mistakes. As a professional in the industry, you should be aware of how important certain protocols are, ESPECIALLY safety protocols. They say they are safe for a reason, they keep people out of harm’s way, healthy, and even alive. Corners should never be cut in regards to safety, it should always be the top priority. Why in the world would a prop gun ever be used as a real one, even if temporarily. This is a stupid idea that allows for more human error to occur and in this instance, it resulted in someone’s death. The more we learn about this story the more I start to question how professional people in the industry actually are because right now there are seven-year-olds who I have babysat that are better at handling their actions than how these grown adults are handling someone’s death.
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