• nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    They suggested using a gas-powered gun which simulates recoil, the actors would not have to pretend to recoil

    • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      That + squibs would be good.

      I for one sorta like how hollywood has this other side where it's treated like a small country and allowed to screw around with things like live guns and explosives and stuff. I think its sorta fun and wild-westy and I think there's room for danger to still exist in the world. It is fucking terrible that a scab loaded a gun with a real round and caused Baldwin to fucking kill a woman.

      • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I think one of the divides on people's takes with this is "gun users" vs "non gun users". I think all my gun-owning friends are on the same page, that it doesn't matter what the expectations are on a movie set with a full time paid armorer might be - gun safety is the same in every situation. If someone hands you a gun and says it's safe, you check to ensure they're correct. Every single time. When bullshitting with friends, if I go get a gun to show them, I will rack the slide or operate the bolt to show it's clear, then hand it to them, then they'll do the same thing. It's an automatic habit, like putting on a seatbelt when you get into a car.