They'll get plenty of business from having their client walk away from such a high profile prosecution. I don't know a lot, but I do know things don't usually get dismissed with prejudice.
My experience tells me both statements are quite true.
They'll get plenty of business from having their client walk away from such a high profile prosecution. I don't know a lot, but I do know things don't usually get dismissed with prejudice.
The judge essentially held the prosecution intentionally and deliberated withheld (read: suppressed) potentially exculpatory evidence. Sadly this is not an isolated case. Evidently winning is sometimes more important than due process. Where's the emoji for head exploding? I'm not sure how it works there, but I wonder if such a finding by the court results in a referral to the State Bar of New Mexico.
So did the Rust production follow the safety protocols?1. I have read most of the thread. Actually almost all of it
2. I’ve worked on movie sets for over forty years, you think I’m going to be educated on gun use on sets by this thread?
3. Most movie guns are indeed inactive props. When you gave 20 back ground players playing cops and they all have guns. Those are inactive props.
Has nothing to do with guns used by actors that are featured and are used to fire on set.
Again, you have never been on a set. I’d bet you were utterly unaware of any on set safety protocols before this incident. Clearly you were unaware of all the work and negotiations that went into the new protocols after Brandon Lee was accidentally killed.
In effect what you are saying is we have collectively been doing it all wrong and just getting lucky for the past 3+ decades, we really needed to put the final responsibility on actors and further just plain forbid any real gun ever being pointed or used at all on a film set.
The testimony said for the previous movie where this was done in Texas, it was off-site location. The armorer for Rust asked the supplier if she could have a) live rounds and b) use the prop gun for this purpose (live shooting). To his (only) credit, the supplier told here this was a really bad idea. And that armorer got live rounds herself from another source.I would hope they at least learned their lessons here, No live ammo on the set EVER, PERIOD.
With armorer never confessing, we just don't know what really happened.So did the Rust production follow the safety protocols?
I am wondering now if the Armorer defense will attempt to nullify her sentence and ask for a new trial!
The testimony said for the previous movie where this was done in Texas, it was off-site location. The armorer for Rust asked the supplier if she could have a) live rounds and b) use the prop gun for this purpose (live shooting). To his (only) credit, the supplier told here this was a really bad idea. And that armorer got live rounds herself from another source.
Two individuals, the first AD and the armorer did not follow safety protocols. And one of them is doing time for it. IMO they both should be.So did the Rust production follow the safety protocols?
I am too busy traveling, boating & enjoying life to be bothered by much on screens.You must be awful lonesome. LOL
The NRA might take issue with any action taken against any suppliers. That’s going pretty deep in the chain of events.With armorer never confessing, we just don't know what really happened.
If it were up to me, I would outlaw both the supplier, the armorer or anyone else remotely involved in the production having any access to live rounds.
This guy's only business is to supply guns and ammo for movies. His excuse for also having live rounds is what I mentioned: practice sessions offsite. I don't think that is enough value to have him mix live rounds with the rest of his props. The guy's shop by the way, resembled a hoarder's place. Can't believe someone with such responsibility keeping his warehouse and office in such shambles.The NRA might take issue with any action taken against any suppliers. That’s going pretty deep in the chain of events.
Identical and similar white boxes poorly marked and maybe containing ammunition? Ammo cans poorly marked too.I mean check out this picture:
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How the heck does one trust this person to keep track of what is live and what is not?
Disorganization of product and inventory in his line of work is simply reprehensible and inexcusable.It is worse than that. Look at that gray plastic box on the left on the floor. I am fairly certain that a lot of rounds came from that!
He also left ammo in his sprinter van for weeks which he picked them from a set!
I’ve read some people walked off the set, citing safety violations.Two individuals, the first AD and the armorer did not follow safety protocols. And one of them is doing time for it. IMO they both should be.
“Production” is a subset of the people working on a given film. The first AD is generally seen as a member of “Production” so one member of production clearly failed to follow protocols. No one else in production failed to follow protocols as far as I know.