I could be wrong, but how I read it was that the previous (blank) round did not eject correctly and was in the actual barrel (I stress its how I read it).
When next blank was fired, said empty cartridge essentially became a bullett.
Absolutely tragic.
All the references to CGI being made, yes it can achieve amazing results, but good CGI is not cheap, contrary to popular belief. In a western where there are potentially thousands of rounds being discharged, it’s far cheaper to use blanks.
Baldwin isn’t the box office draw he used to be, I doubt this movie had anything more than a basic CGI budget.
I don’t know why they aren’t doing already, if you want a real flash from a gun, that could be done with a specially designed prop, ie something that lacks a barrel that can fire a projectile. You could use gas and a spark to create the flash… Colin furze has achieved that in his garage ffs.You never, ever point a gun at anyone unless you intend to kill them.
Hollywood has lots of tricks up its sleeve with camera angles etc, so it seems that Alec Baldwin messed up.
Hopefully the film makers will use cgi from now on.
The actors reaction and the recoil, which is what the close up was meant to capture, are hard to do with CGIIt's beyond belief especially when you consider that the effects of the gun can be achieved with CGI. Clearly safety protocols were not being followed; a tragedy that should never have happened and my heart goes out to all concerned.
Tony, this is the movies not the military. I assume there would never be reason for a live round to be in a 'prop' gun on set so Baldwin would be more likely to see a flag pop out of the barrel with 'BANG' written on it.From the BBC:
“he gun that actor Alec Baldwin fired on set, killing a woman, was handed to him by an assistant director who told him it was safe, court records show.
The unnamed director did not know the prop contained live ammunition and indicated it was unloaded by shouting "cold gun!", the records say.“
Whenever you are handed a weapon, YOU ensure it is safe. Not your mum, not your dad, not your director. You.
At the very least you’d expect to be shown it’s empty. It’s not just the military, civilian shooting clubs have these rules too.Tony, this is the movies not the military. I assume there would never be reason for a live round to be in a 'prop' gun on set so Baldwin would be more likely to see a flag pop out of the barrel with 'BANG' written on it.
If I remember correctly you are ex mil like myself and the idea of making a weapon handed to you safe, 'full unload followed by partial load', is ingrained in our souls! Not in the movies however, and especially not by the actor I'd imagine.
At the very least you’d expect to be shown it’s empty. It’s not just the military, civilian shooting clubs have these rules too.