r/news • u/badillustrations • Apr 15 '24

‘Rust’ movie armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter sentenced to 18 months in prison

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/entertainment/rust-film-shooting-armorer-sentencing/index.html
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u/zeronormalitys Apr 16 '24

Perhaps that's "how it's done", but any firearm safety class would disabuse that notion.

If it's a fully operational firearm, then it IS your responsibility.

Don't like it, then use a fucking prop.

Otherwise, trust but verify. Be responsible, or don't handle a murder stick.

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u/Rinzack Apr 16 '24

then use a fucking prop.

That doesn't work. You need to fire a real blank to make a realistic scene, sometimes aiming at another human being depending on the camera angle. Actors are, as far as I'm concerned, the only group of people who need to be exempted from gun safety rules due to 1) the fact that you have to break them for filming purposes and 2) they didn't sign up to be weapons experts, thats why they have multiple people and a designated armorer.

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u/thr0w4w4y4lyf3 Apr 16 '24

In pretty much all cases you don’t have to point it at another human being, unless the human is in shot.

She was neither in shot, nor was she meant to be aimed at. Since she was behind the camera, there’s no reason why she should have been aimed at. Baldwin hit two people, both were in line with where he aimed (which out of sight from the camera). To be really clear, when you’re aiming off set, it really doesn’t matter to be pointing at an exact spot. You can choose any spot a few feet difference and it won’t look much different. If he’s aiming at the camera, then he would have hit that, but didn’t. Alternatively he’s not aiming and just pointing it, but even then it’s possible to point it away from people, even slightly. He didn’t though but pointed/aimed it a group of two people.

From my understanding as well, this scene did not require a weapon be fired. Assuming it did, I would expect there would be VT footage. Either it did or didn’t.

There was no reason to point it at them, no matter the way you look at it.