Live bullet found in prop holster of actor Jensen Ackles on ‘Rust’ set, crime scene technician testifies(www.cnn.com)

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One of multiple live bullets found on the set of “Rust” by investigators of the 2021 fatal shooting was discovered in the bandolier of actor Jensen Ackles, according to crime scene technician Marissa Poppell.

Poppell disclosed the detail while on the stand during the second day of testimony in the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin, nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the New Mexico set of the Western film.

Asked about the live rounds of ammunition that were discovered on set, Poppell said investigators found some on a prop cart, in a box of ammo and also in two prop gun holsters — the one worn by Alec Baldwin and another worn by co-star Ackles.

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🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net

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4 months ago

They fix everything in post anyway; why do they have to fire blanks and not just cap gun caps?

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hydrospanner@lemmy.world

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4 months ago

If nothing else, recoil.

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ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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4 months ago

Blanks have less recoil than live rounds anyway, a large part of the recoil is due to the weight of the projectile.

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Soggy@lemmy.world

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4 months ago

Sure, but having something actually happen when the actor pulls the trigger gives them something to react to. These aren’t impossible hurdles but shooting blanks is way easier.

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🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net

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4 months ago

They’re actors. Just pretend. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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4 months ago

There’s also safe ways to do everything, like don’t point it at someone, point slightly upstage so it appears you’re pointing at them from the camera angle, for instance. Or not having live rounds on set.

Or, y’know, requiring the actors to become familiar with their real gun and double check safety before they use their real guns (a 15min lesson) because redundancy saves lives (the problem with that is actors pretend they’re too stupid to learn 15min of safety procedures before doing dangerous things and they would prefer to do dangerous things without fully understanding them. I think that’s a bad idea, personally. If I’m using a real chainsaw in a movie I’m gonna learn how to not chop off my own fucking leg as a part of learning my lines, because I like my legs. Same for if you pass me a blank firing gun, a real bullet in the mag turns that into a grenade in my hand, best fucking believe I’m checking, I like my hands!)

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