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On the 21st of October 2021, on a movie set in the New Mexico desert, actor Alec Baldwin was handed a gun.
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The weapon was cold, he was informed, meaning that it was safe to handle and could not fire a live round.
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It had been brought to set by a trained armourer and inspected by the assistant director.
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There were no plans for Baldwin to pull the trigger during the scene.
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And yet, just minutes later, a shot rang out, bringing cast and crew running.
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Two people lay wounded on the ground, shot with a weapon that it should not have been possible to fire, during a scene where there was no reason for it to be fired.
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Something had gone catastrophically wrong.
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Since the early days of Hollywood, filmmakers have used real weapons during productions in an effort to increase authenticity and realism.
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While fake prop weapons are now readily available, the practice continues.
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However realistic a prop firearm might be, they almost always differ somewhat from the real thing.
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Their weight, the way they handle, the sounds they make, and the way in which actors interact with them.
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All of these things may not be quite right with a prop weapon.
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The use of real weapons has resulted in a number of accidents throughout the long history of film and television,
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such as in 1915 when background actor Charles Chandler was killed during the production of the silent film The Captive.
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Real bullets had been used earlier in the production,
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before the crew switched to blanks for some close -up shots one actor failed to clear their weapon of a live round,
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and Charles Chandler became the first recorded victim of a firearms accident on a movie set.
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In later years there would be more.
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Actor John Eric Hexham would pass away in 1984 after playing
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with a weapon loaded with blanks during the filming of the television series Cover Up.
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Blanks are bullets with the projectile part removed.
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Thus, when fired, a blank will create a convincing noise and muzzle flash, but will not actually shoot a projectile.
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Blanks are usually designed to be visually distinct from live rounds.
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Hexham had been playing with the weapon without realising that blanks, although they lack a projectile,
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still explode with enough force to cause serious injury at close range.
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When the weapon discharged, he was killed almost instantly.
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These and other accidents over the years have led to the adoption of a range of safety measures
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that are employed when using guns on a movie set.
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Weapons may be disarmed completely, or modified so that they can only be loaded with blanks.
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Weapons are kept locked away when not in use and are checked multiple times by multiple people each time they are used.
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Most productions will have a strict rule that no live ammunition at all is to be brought into the production area,
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to prevent any possibility that blank rounds are confused with live ones.
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On top of this, scenes will be planned so
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that no person is directly in front of a weapon when it is to be fired, with directors using a range of camera tricks to film scenes where it looks like this is the case.
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Any production that uses functional firearms must employ a trained armourer,
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responsible for inspecting, maintaining, and keeping all guns secure.
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On the 21st of October 2021, filming was underway at Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico for an indie western movie titled Rust.
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The film would follow a young boy who flees from the law after accidentally shooting a rancher.
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The production had been a troubled one.
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Throughout, there had been dissatisfaction amongst the crew about late payments and problems with hotel accommodation.
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There had also been complaints about safety on set, with some crew members alleging that safety precautions concerning firearms were not being properly followed.
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Indeed, there had been two accidents with firearms on set already.
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In the first, a stunt performer had accidentally fired a weapon loaded with blanks twice
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while rehearsing a scene after having been told that the firearm he'd been handed was cold, and thus could not actually fire.
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In the second accident, a prop supervisor accidentally discharged a firearm loaded with blanks into her own foot, causing mild injury.
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Neither accident had been properly reported or investigated, and filming had continued without pause.
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Dissatisfied with this and other issues, several camera operators walked out on the morning of the 21st.
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prompting the crew to alter the scenes they would film that day.
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Instead of filming their planned action sequence, they would instead film a scene in
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which the film's star Alec Baldwin sat in a wooden chapel and briefly pointed a weapon in the direction of the camera.
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He would be the only actor involved in the scene
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and would be filmed by a camera positioned about an arm's length away from him.
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There were no plans for the weapon to actually be discharged during the scene.
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Grouped together behind the camera were camera operator Reed Russell, director Joel Sousa, cinematographer Helena Hutchins,
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and assistant director David Halls, with other crew nearby.
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The production's armourer, Hannah Gutierrez -Reed, brought a cart with a weapon on it onto set.
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This was a real weapon, modified to resemble an antique revolver.
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Gutierrez -Reed presented the weapon to assistant director David Halls, who checked it over briefly and then handed it to actor Alec Baldwin.
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The crew began a rehearsal for the scene.
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As Baldwin handled the gun, following directions from cinematographer Helena Hutchins, the weapon discharged.
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A live bullet left the barrel, passed through Hutchins, and embedded itself in director Joel Souza's torso.
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Paramedics had been stationed nearby to respond to any accident during filming and arrived within 10 minutes.
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Cinematographer Helena Hutchins was the most seriously injured.
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A helicopter was dispatched to transport her to hospital, while director Joel Sousa was transported by ambulance.
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Joel Sousa recovered.
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Helena Hutchins did not.
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She passed away as a result of her injuries as she arrived at hospital.
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Police carried out a forensic examination of the scene and seized all firearms on set.
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They found several hundred rounds of ammunition, almost all of them blanks.
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However, mixed seemingly randomly in with these blanks were seven live rounds.
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It could not ultimately be determined how live rounds had become mixed in with blanks.
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Two possibilities were considered likely.
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The first was that some crew members had been allowed to borrow weapons, take them off set, and use them with live ammunition for recreational shooting.
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When the weapons were returned, the live ammunition within them was accidentally mixed in with the blanks supplied for use in the filming of Rust.
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While several crew members publicly attested that offset recreational shooting had happened, the police were not able to confirm this.
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The second possibility concerned the supply of ammunition to the production.
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Boxes of what were thought to be blanks were supplied by a number of sources, including armorer Hannah Gutierrez -Reed herself.
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Some of these boxes were left over from other film productions.
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On these other film sets, actors have been trained with live ammunition to make their performances more authentic.
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As ammunition was moved between productions, it is possible that live rounds became mixed with blanks.
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The exact manner in which the live rounds arrived on the set of Rust remains uncertain.
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But this had not been the only failing.
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There were numerous other safety measures in place that should have prevented the tragedy.
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Three individuals in particular were singled out for prosecution.
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Alec Baldwin, the actor who had been holding the weapon at the time, had received training in the safe operation of firearms.
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He should not have pointed a weapon, even a weapon he believed was not capable of firing, in the direction of a person.
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There was also no call for him to pull the trigger during the scene, but it appeared that he had done so nonetheless.
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Charges against Baldwin were ultimately dismissed, after police were found to have withheld evidence from the court.
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Assistant Director David Halls should have checked the gun much more thoroughly than he did, in order to be certain that it was loaded with blanks.
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He had not done so.
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Additionally, he had not proactively responded to the two previous accidents with firearms that had taken place on set.
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Had either of those accidents triggered a review of on -set safety, the fatal shooting of Helena Hutchins might never have happened.
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Halls reached a plea deal and was sentenced to six months of probation, a $500 fine, and 24 hours of community service.
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The person who bore the most responsibility, in the end, was armourer Hannah Gutierrez -Reed.
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The safe use of weapons on set was her job.
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Typically, this would include inspecting each individual round loaded into any weapon, but she had clearly not done this.
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Other crew members working on the film alleged that Gutierrez Reid engaged in a number of other unsafe working practices,
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specifically stating that they had seen her carrying several weapons at once, sometimes tucked under her arms,
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and that she had inadvertently pointed weapons in the direction of actors and crew while working.
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Some crew raised concerns about her general competence as an armourer.
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She was young and had only worked as the lead armourer on one other production before.
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There was speculation that she only got the job
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because she was the stepdaughter of a famous and well -respected Hollywood armourer, Thel Reid.
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Further to this, the time she had to complete her duties as armourer on the set of Rust had been limited,
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as she had also been assigned some prop supervisor duties.
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These took away from the hours she had to dedicate to her work as armourer.
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The situation then had been one of an inexperienced
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and overworked armourer failing to perform her duties on a movie shoot where previous accidents had been largely ignored.
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Ultimately, she was sentenced to the maximum possible 18 months in prison, on the basis of her having been the one who loaded the gun with live ammunition
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and repeatedly failed to check the ammunition that was used on set, despite it being an important part of her job to do so.
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The judge said, you alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon, but for you, Miss Hutchins would be alive.
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After a long pause in filming and with the agreement of Helena Hutchins's family, work on Rust eventually resumed in 2023.
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The film was released in 2024 and was met with middling reviews
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and took around $25 ,000 at the box office against a budget of $8 million.
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In the wake of this accident, several other productions decided to forego using functional weapons entirely,
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replacing them with replicas that could be further enhanced with CGI.
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A scholarship was established in Helena's name to support female cinematographers through their training and education.
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She is survived by her husband and son, and remembered for her talent and enthusiasm by those who worked with her.
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In 2019, two years before her death, she had been selected as a rising star by the American Society of Cinematographers.
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What might have been a long and incredible career was,
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thereafter, cut short by an accident that could easily have been prevented.
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Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodan öğrenmeye değer 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
| Kelime | Telaffuz | Anlam |
|---|---|---|
| firearm isim | /ˈfaɪəɹˌɑː(ɹ)m/ | ateşli silah |
| ammunition isim | /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/ | cephane, mühimmat |
| accidentally zarf | /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ | kazara, kazaen |
| trigger isim | /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ | [4, 5] tetikleme, tetik |
| bullet isim | /ˈbʊlɪt/ | mermi, kurşun |
| operator isim | /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/ | operatör |
| functional sıfat | /ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/ | işlevsel, fonksiyonel |
| pause isim | /pɔːz/ | mola, teneffüs |
| supervisor isim | /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ | gözetmen |
| modify fiil | /ˈmɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/ | modifiye etmek, değiştirmek |
| ignore fiil | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | görmezden gelmek |
| trick isim | /ˈtɹɪk/ | hile, numara |
| confused sıfat | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | şaşkın, şaşırmış |
| silent sıfat | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | sessiz |
| confirm fiil | /kənˈfɝm/ | onaylamak, tasdik etmek |
Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller
| Kelime | Anlam |
|---|---|
| pass away fiil | göçmek, Hakk'ın rahmetine kavuşmak |
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
- “th” sesleri: thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, nonetheless /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/, thereafter /ˌðɛɹˈæf.tɚ/
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: ammunition /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/, flash /flæʃ/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, adoption /əˈdɑp.ʃən/, scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: ammunition /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, operator /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/, supervisor /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/, investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/
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Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
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| İlgi cümlecikleri who / which + cümle — bir kişi ya da şey hakkında ek bilgi | person who bore · one who loaded · those who worked |
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