Pea-n-Me
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There is a lot of detail here about how this went down.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ointed-gun-camera-weapon-fired-rehearsal.html
A few tidbits that were interesting:
Helyea Hutchins’ husband, Matt, is a lawyer.
Because rehearsal was delayed with many on the set walking off, they had to move the one camera they were using as the natural lighting had shifted. Unclear if camera was filming, or not, it reads both ways.
This type of gun had to have both the hammer pulled back, then the trigger pulled, so double action in order for it to fire. Most of these articles we’ve seen have not mentioned this, they talk as if the gun ”misfired” accidentally.
Directly from the article:
”Hollywood professionals say they're baffled by the circumstances and production crews have quickly stepped up safety measures.
Jeffrey Wright, who has worked on projects including the James Bond franchise and the upcoming movie 'The Batman,' was acting with a weapon on the set of 'Westworld' when news broke of the shooting Thursday at a New Mexico ranch. 'We were all pretty shocked. And it informed what we did from that moment on,' he said in an interview Sunday at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
'I don't recall ever being handed a weapon that was not cleared in front of me - meaning chamber open, barrel shown to me, light flashed inside the barrel to make sure that it's cleared,' Wright said. 'Clearly, that was a mismanaged set.'
Actor Ray Liotta agreed with Wright that the checks on firearms are usually extensive.
'They always - that I know of - they check it so you can see,' Liotta said. 'They give it to the person you're pointing the gun at, they do it to the producer, they show whoever is there that it doesn't work.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ointed-gun-camera-weapon-fired-rehearsal.html
A few tidbits that were interesting:
Helyea Hutchins’ husband, Matt, is a lawyer.
Because rehearsal was delayed with many on the set walking off, they had to move the one camera they were using as the natural lighting had shifted. Unclear if camera was filming, or not, it reads both ways.
This type of gun had to have both the hammer pulled back, then the trigger pulled, so double action in order for it to fire. Most of these articles we’ve seen have not mentioned this, they talk as if the gun ”misfired” accidentally.
Directly from the article:
”Hollywood professionals say they're baffled by the circumstances and production crews have quickly stepped up safety measures.
Jeffrey Wright, who has worked on projects including the James Bond franchise and the upcoming movie 'The Batman,' was acting with a weapon on the set of 'Westworld' when news broke of the shooting Thursday at a New Mexico ranch. 'We were all pretty shocked. And it informed what we did from that moment on,' he said in an interview Sunday at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
'I don't recall ever being handed a weapon that was not cleared in front of me - meaning chamber open, barrel shown to me, light flashed inside the barrel to make sure that it's cleared,' Wright said. 'Clearly, that was a mismanaged set.'
Actor Ray Liotta agreed with Wright that the checks on firearms are usually extensive.
'They always - that I know of - they check it so you can see,' Liotta said. 'They give it to the person you're pointing the gun at, they do it to the producer, they show whoever is there that it doesn't work.'