After ‘Rust’ shooting, California moves closer to impose film set safety rules
1 year, 8 months ago

After ‘Rust’ shooting, California moves closer to impose film set safety rules

LA Times  

California legislators are advancing a bill aimed at codifying film set safety rules in the wake of the accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Since the 2021 fatal shooting of Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin on the New Mexico set of the low-budget western “Rust,” there have been several failed attempts either to ban ammunition or establish safety rules. Introduced in February by Sen. Dave Cortese, chair of the Senate Labor Committee, the bill also would establish a safety pilot program for productions that have received California state tax credits. “This is something that will create a landmark pilot program for a safety advisor and also incorporate our best practices into law on the safe handling of prop firearms and blank ammunition.” Under the proposed legislation, cast and crew working near guns would also need training and prop masters or armorers could have no other duties while preparing to use firearms.

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Workplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
10 months ago

Workplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — Complaints by a movie weapons supervisor to managers went unheeded as she sought more time and resources to fulfill safety duties on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer, a workplace safety investigator testified Tuesday at trial. Lorenzo Montoya, of the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau, …

Workplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
10 months ago

Workplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Complaints by a movie weapons …

‘Rust’ movie reboots after Alec Baldwin shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Rust’ movie reboots after Alec Baldwin shooting

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — Filming on the Western movie “Rust” could resume this week in Montana, the production company said Wednesday, in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal with actor Alec Baldwin on the original production in New Mexico. Baldwin will continue his involvement as an actor and coproducer, and Rust Move Productions attorney …

Filming on Alec Baldwin's movie 'Rust' is shifting to Montana
1 year, 8 months ago

Filming on Alec Baldwin's movie 'Rust' is shifting to Montana

NPR  

Filming on Alec Baldwin's movie 'Rust' is shifting to Montana Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP SANTA FE, N.M. — Filming on the Western movie "Rust" could resume this week in Montana, the production company said Wednesday, in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal with actor Alec Baldwin on …

Workplace-safety sanction finalized in Alec Baldwin shooting
1 year, 9 months ago

Workplace-safety sanction finalized in Alec Baldwin shooting

Associated Press  

No one is objecting to a settlement agreement to resolve allegations of workplace safety violations in the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie. After a 20-day vetting period with no objections, the agreement between New Mexico workplace safety regulators and Rust Movie Productions has been finalized along with a $100,000 …

‘Rust’ to resume filming in spring with new cinematographer and documentary, producers say
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Rust’ to resume filming in spring with new cinematographer and documentary, producers say

LA Times  

Rust Productions, the company behind the troubled western on which Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, on Tuesday said the film will restart production in the spring with some of the original crew returning. Baldwin, who faces involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from the incident, intends to return in his acting role and as a producer, a person …

With the Alec Baldwin charges, what will happen to the production of ‘Rust’?
1 year, 11 months ago

With the Alec Baldwin charges, what will happen to the production of ‘Rust’?

LA Times  

After cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot during an October 2021 rehearsal on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” production immediately halted. When Halyna Hutchins’ family settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin and other “Rust” film producers in October, part of the deal was that the film would resume production. The day Alec Baldwin shot Halyna Hutchins …

Hollywood’s broken promises to make sets safer after deadly ‘Rust’ shooting
2 years, 2 months ago

Hollywood’s broken promises to make sets safer after deadly ‘Rust’ shooting

LA Times  

In February, the family of Sarah Jones scattered her ashes in the Appalachian Mountains to mark the eight years since she was killed on a Georgia movie set. “I’ve seen foot dragging,” said New Mexico-based armorer Scott Rasmussen and a member of IATSE Local 480. “We have lost members due to train accidents, fatigue-caused car accidents, and other incidents as …

Rules on how prop guns are used on film sets are about to change after ‘Rust’ shooting. Here’s why
2 years, 2 months ago

Rules on how prop guns are used on film sets are about to change after ‘Rust’ shooting. Here’s why

LA Times  

The way firearms are used on film and television sets is about to change in the wake of the “Rust” accident, where actor Alec Baldwin inadvertently shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun. “Safety Bulletins #1 and #2 are currently under revision,” Matthew Antonucci, management co-chair of the Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee, said in a statement. Safety …

Hollywood unions blame studios for lack of progress on gun bill after ‘Rust’
2 years, 4 months ago

Hollywood unions blame studios for lack of progress on gun bill after ‘Rust’

LA Times  

The “Rust” film set where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed and director Joel Souza injured by a gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin. Two of Hollywood’s biggest unions are blaming the major studios for failing to enact legislation that would regulate guns on movie sets after the October shooting during filming of “Rust.” The Directors Guild of America …

Editorial: Lawmakers punted on gun-safety rules for film sets. Now Hollywood must come up with a plan
2 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Lawmakers punted on gun-safety rules for film sets. Now Hollywood must come up with a plan

LA Times  

The “Rust” movie set outside of Santa Fe, where a prop firearm discharged by veteran actor Alec Baldwin killed the film’s director of photography and injured the director in October. Last year’s tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of the movie “Rust,” rightly prompted the film industry and public policymakers …

New California gun safety laws for movie sets after ‘Rust’ shooting hobbled by Legislature
2 years, 7 months ago

New California gun safety laws for movie sets after ‘Rust’ shooting hobbled by Legislature

LA Times  

The Bonanza Creek Ranch one day after a shooting incident left one crew member dead and another injured, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 in Santa Fe, N.M. Two bills on gun safety on film sets in California in the wake of the deadly shooting on the set of “Rust” last year failed to meet a key deadline in the state Senate …

‘Rust’ producers contest agency citation as Baldwin launches production company
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Rust’ producers contest agency citation as Baldwin launches production company

LA Times  

Body-cam footage of Alec Baldwin on the set of “Rust” after the shooting of Halyna Hutchins. The production company behind “Rust,” the low-budget western in which actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming last fall, contested a New Mexico agency’s findings that it violated its own safety protocols. “The attempt to extend the application of …

New Mexico agency hits ‘Rust’ production with maximum fine for safety violations
2 years, 8 months ago

New Mexico agency hits ‘Rust’ production with maximum fine for safety violations

LA Times  

Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, N.M., where a cinematographer was killed by a bullet from a prop gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin in October. A New Mexico agency delivered a stinging rebuke of the managers behind the “Rust” production, levying its maximum fine of $136,793 for safety violations that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in …

New Mexico fines 'Rust' movie producers $136,793 for firearms safety failures
2 years, 8 months ago

New Mexico fines 'Rust' movie producers $136,793 for firearms safety failures

NPR  

New Mexico fines 'Rust' movie producers $136,793 for firearms safety failures Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set of "Rust" where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October …

‘Rust’ tragedy in mind, Directors Guild launches committee to buckle down on safety measures
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Rust’ tragedy in mind, Directors Guild launches committee to buckle down on safety measures

LA Times  

The Bonanza Creek Ranch one day after an incident left one crew member dead and another injured in Santa Fe, N.M. The Directors Guild of America said it is taking a tougher stance on film set safety in the wake of the “Rust” tragedy, forming a new committee that will recommend and advance various safety measures. “I support any and …

Family of ‘Rust’ cinematographer shot by Alec Baldwin files wrongful-death lawsuit
2 years, 10 months ago

Family of ‘Rust’ cinematographer shot by Alec Baldwin files wrongful-death lawsuit

LA Times  

A candlelight vigil in October for Halyna Hutchins, whose family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday against the producers of the film “Rust.” The family of slain “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and other film producers Tuesday, blaming the tragedy on cost-cutting measures and reckless behavior by Baldwin and others. “There are many people …

‘Rust’ script supervisor sues Alec Baldwin and producers
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Rust’ script supervisor sues Alec Baldwin and producers

LA Times  

A sign directs people to the road that leads to the Bonanza Creek Ranch, where the movie “Rust” was being filmed. The script supervisor on “Rust,” who was the first to call 911 after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the movie’s set, is suing actor Alec Baldwin and the film’s producers, saying they intentionally ignored safety protocols that …

Alec Baldwin calls for police on film sets to monitor gun safety following fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins
3 years, 2 months ago

Alec Baldwin calls for police on film sets to monitor gun safety following fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins

ABC  

As Hollywood considers new safety measures following the fatal shooting during filming of Western movie Rust, actor Alec Baldwin says he believed film and TV productions should hire police officers to monitor weapons on sets. Key points: Alec Baldwin says productions should hire police to make sure guns used in filming are safe Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died when Baldwin fired …

Column: ‘Rust’ showed more gun control is needed on movie sets. This California lawmaker is working on it
3 years, 2 months ago

Column: ‘Rust’ showed more gun control is needed on movie sets. This California lawmaker is working on it

LA Times  

Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of a Western being filmed at the Bonanza Creek Film Ranch in New Mexico last month. Baldwin must not have gotten the lesson and neither did key members of the crew on the set of his “Rust” movie production near Santa Fe, N.M. Or maybe they arrogantly assumed such rules don’t …

Search warrant reveals grim details of ‘Rust’ shooting and Halyna Hutchins’ final minutes
3 years, 2 months ago

Search warrant reveals grim details of ‘Rust’ shooting and Halyna Hutchins’ final minutes

LA Times  

Actor and producer Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm that killed a cinematographer on a movie set outside Santa Fe, N.M., authorities said. Actor Alec Baldwin was practicing removing a revolver from its holster and aiming toward the camera during rehearsal for the movie “Rust” when director Joel Souza heard “what sounded like a whip and then a loud pop,” …

‘Rust’ producers wrap set for shooting investigation, calling it a ‘pause’
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Rust’ producers wrap set for shooting investigation, calling it a ‘pause’

LA Times  

A sign directs people to the road that leads to the Bonanza Creek Ranch where the movie “Rust” was being filmed. Producers of Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” have announced that they are going to “pause” the film production as law enforcement investigates the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. “As we go through this crisis, we have made the decision to …

State lawmaker calls for ban on live ammunition and real guns on California movie sets
3 years, 2 months ago

State lawmaker calls for ban on live ammunition and real guns on California movie sets

LA Times  

A California state senator called for a ban on live ammunition on movie sets and in theatrical productions following the death Thursday of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins involving a prop gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin on a New Mexico movie set. Sen. Dave Cortese, chair of the Senate Labor Committee, said he would introduce legislation that would ban live ammunition …

Lack of gun safety killed Halyna Hutchins on the set of Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust.’ How did this happen?
3 years, 2 months ago

Lack of gun safety killed Halyna Hutchins on the set of Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust.’ How did this happen?

LA Times  

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by an incident involving a prop gun fired by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of the movie “Rust.” It begs the question: How could this happen? “Absent some sort of defect on the gun itself or the cartridge misfiring or something like that, there is literally no way this can happen if …

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