Alec Baldwin Fired A Prop Gun On Set That Killed The Cinematographer & Critically Injured Director.

[Deltron]

steven seagal gonna give us an interview to tell us he knew there were live rounds

 

[DaRealness]

I thought they would have learned from what happened to Brandon Lee and been a lot more careful.

This is gonna haunt him for the rest of his life. SMH

 

[jwinfield]

 

[jwinfield]

Alec Baldwin 'Rust' camera crew walked off the set in protest before the fatal shooting

Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of “Rust” with a prop gun, a half-dozen camera crew workers walked off the set to protest working conditions.

The camera operators and their assistants were frustrated by the conditions surrounding the low-budget film, including complaints of long hours and pay, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment.

As the camera crew — members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees — spent about an hour assembling their gear at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, several nonunion crew members showed up to replace them, the knowledgeable person said.

A member of the producer staff then ordered the union members to leave the set. She said if they didn’t leave, the producers would call security to remove them.

“Corners were being cut — and they brought in nonunion people so they could continue shooting,” the knowledgeable person said.

There were two misfires on the prop gun on Saturday and one the previous week, the person said, adding “there was a serious lack of safety meetings on this set.”

Baldwin, the film’s star who also served as a producer on the film, was apparently rehearsing a scene outside the church of the Bonzana Creek Ranch set, according to two knowledgeable people.

The scene involved a gun fight that began in the church, and then Baldwin’s character was supposed to back out of the church, according to production notes obtained by The Times. It was the 12th day of a 21-day shoot.

In an email to its members, Local 44 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, a union that represents prop masters, said the shot that killed Hutchinsand injured director Joel Souza on Thursday was “a live single round.”

“As many of us have already heard, there was an accidental weapons discharge on a production titled Rust being filmed in New Mexico,” said the North Hollywood-based local. “A live single round was accidentally fired on set by the principal actor, hitting both the Director of Photography, Local 600 member Halyna Hutchins, and Director Joel Souza. Both were rushed to the hospital,” the email said.

A source close to union said Local 44 does not know what projectile was in the gun and clarified that “live” is an industry term that refers to a gun being loaded with some material such as a blank ready for filming.

 

[Deltron]

2 misfires? that should have been a red flag, right?

 

[GoldenGlove]

Halyna Hutchins (@halynahutchins) • Instagram photos and videos

 

[Sauce Dab]

Damn so workers were already protesting for bullshyt working conditions and the movie brought in non union workers which led to somebody dying
Some folks bout to get sued to hell

 

[PoorAndDangerous]

RIP to the lady that died. I also feel bad for Baldwin. That’s going to weigh heavy on his heart for the rest of his life. fukk that prop master that did this.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Terrible situation. Rip to the woman.

Damn that’s a powerful picture. He must feel terrible

 

[Master Teacher]

Damn so workers were already protesting for bullshyt working conditions and the movie brought in non union workers which led to somebody dying
Some folks bout to get sued to hell

Somebody load the gun or switch the gun from the pop gun, same case with Brandon Lee he was murdered, and so was this woman

bullets don't accidently get loaded in guns

 

[DaRealness]

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Yeah it's a really sad and fukked up situation all around.

I'm just hoping it wasn't due to Alec fukking around or losing his temper, but done as a part of the scene.

Still a fukked up incident whatever the case is

Nahhhhh this isn’t on Alec Baldwin at all.

The only thing he’s guilty of is not doing his part being a well known actor to ensure that the working conditions for everyone on set was up to par.

 

[Ukbrotha]

This whole shyt is wild and tragic as hell.

Someone has to pay for the negligence.

 

[DrHackenbush]

Been thru more drama than the Baldwins

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

The level of sadness I feel for everyone involved….