Deaths happen on movies more than we think. Here are some of the things we kept in mind. The safety of our cast and crew was of utmost importance to us. The night we fired the blanks was a very controlled situation, working with a very experienced crew. We used real weapons, but we only used blanks in one scene. We recently finished shooting Darklands, a psychological thriller staring Nadine Garner about a policewoman who fails to stop a shooting and is then pursued by a journalist determined to use the policewoman’s story to resurrect her own flagging writing career. But even so, on set there is always an armourer, a safety officer, and a stunt coordinator: at least three people who always have an eye on the guns on set. There is also the choice of whether you will use replica weapons, real weapons, or a mix.īut most importantly, everyone on set needs to know how to work alongside guns.Ī gun with no ammunition – that is, a gun with neither a bullet nor blanks – is not dangerous. When shooting a film with guns, there are many choices to make: each prop needs to be appropriate for the character, and appropriate for the scene. (The Conversation) – In a horrendous accident, a cinematographer has died and a director has been injured after Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun while filming in New Mexico.
