The death of a cinematographer on a movie set when Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun has led to calls for fundamental change in Hollywood. One network TV drama has already banished real weapons from the set and some are calling for an industry-wide ban.
and other production issues on the film, of which Baldwin is the star and a producer.
“We were encouraged not to use blanks, but to rely on visual effects in post to create whatever effect we wanted from a particular firearm, with the actor miming the recoil from the gun, and it works very well,” he said. Besides financial concerns, why else would real guns be seen as preferable? “There are advantages to using blanks on set that some people want to get,” said Sam Dormer, a British “armorer,” or firearms specialist. “For instance, you get a reaction from the actor.”The term “prop gun” can apply to anything from a rubber toy to a real firearm that can fire a projectile. If it’s used for firing, even blanks, it’s considered a real gun. A blank is a cartridge that contains gunpowder but no bullet.
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