For clicks and added outrage. It's pretty unethical reporting.
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Alec Baldwin “discharged” prop gun that killed ‘Rust’ cinematographer & injured director
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Yeah, even if we end up with The Walking Dead infinite recoil-less shotgun scene, this would be the way to go.
With the Brandon Lee incident, it was speculated that they had shot close ups with hollowed out real rounds (which is common) but that a piece of it had broken off and become lodged in the chamber and was propelled by the blank firing, functioning essentially the same way a bullet would. There are supposed to be safety checks in place to prevent that kind of thing, and I would have thought they would no longer use the same gun to shoot close ups that they do for firing because of this very possibility.
Well, Alec spent 4 years playing deranged Trump on SNL. So he is really hated in many maga circles. I could see people trying to crucify him over this despite the fact that it's not his fault.
Some of the first tweets I saw were those chuds joking about this.
He is also a producer. Considering we're in the midst of a serious labor struggle in the film and media industry regarding compensation and safe labor practices, I hope this won't go unnoticed.
I thought after the whole Brandon Lee incident the industry setup these new protocols to ensure something like that could not happen again
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On top of being a tragic event the idea of placing the tragedy on the shoulders of a victim is additionally horrifying. The event hasn't been fully investigated so they just go with the most prominent name.
The context seems to be learning about the result of the emergency response from police after the fact, and him processing this outside of the police station. It's a callous thing to capture and share.
The context seems to be learning about the result of the emergency response from police after the fact, and him processing this outside of the police station. It's a callous thing to capture and share.
I mean he technically did kill someone. Yes. I can't imagine any of this was intentional though.
Unless those people have some inside information they should probably shut the fuck up
Does this person have any more information than anyone else at this point?
I missed that.
You know what, yes, as a producer he has way more responsibility for the safety of his set than a normal actor would.
How in the fuck does something like this happen in 2021?! My god, senseless tragedy. I feel terrible for everyone involved, especially Alec Baldwin. I can't even imagine how he must be feeling. Awful situation.
I learned about this from a YA murder mystery. Never shoot a blank point-blank, especially at the head where the bone is thinner.
Or just you know check all the props before every take and don't skimp on safety protocols.
I remember a few years ago another young female camera person was killed on an indie film because of criminally lax safety.
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What kind of person immediately goes on twitter to type something like this just to farm impressions off the death of a friend? What the fuck
jfc
Tragedy all around. RIP
The same story everyone else is talking about but we have no details about?
Shameful, and should not be posted here imo
Now replying to tweets defensively saying they didn't say it was intentional, like come on. Gross.
Yeah, I saw some terrible people truly showing how awful they are by taking glee in what happened. It's disgusting.
Probably the kind of person hoping that there are people scouring twitter in the wake of events like this, signal boosting any old rando they can find.
As someone who doesn't work in the industry, I also think it's fucking disgusting.
…….But there are details released? A PROP gun was fired resulting in the death of an individual.
There are enough details to understand that Alec didn't purposefully kill a person and that this was a tragedy. No reason to try and imply anything else. You're not explaining what you need to "wait" to comment on.
Instead of posting a conspiracy-tinged "I'll wait," maybe just... don't say anything at all then.
If prop guns are this fucking dangerous maybe we shouldn't be using them. RIP to that poor cinematographer. Awful.
And? Why was a prop gun able to kill? Was Alec scripted to point and fire it at a crewmember or was he dicking around? If the prop wasn't supposed to be dangerous, who was responsible for making it dangerous? Were safety procedures followed on set? If not, why not? Is there a history of this behavior with Alex? With the prop department?
This is what I don't understand. I know it all comes down to the fact that film and television set safety still isn't at the point where it needs to be but something like this happening shouldn't be a possibility in the first place.
