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[QUOTE=Sub-Zero MKA;5786884]Incredibly sad :( But the amount of people I'm seeing blame Baldwin is disturbing. It was a freak accident that, ultimately, rests at the feet of the prop master.[/QUOTE]
Strictly speaking it would lie with the armourer and Assistant Director. Firearms are treated separately from other props because they are dangerous.
I mean. "Freak accident" is a very generous term.
Allegedly, there had been three misfires and minor injuries from guns on set earlier in production, the union crew had complained about low pay, long hours and, critically, a big lack of safety on set and things got bad enough that they walked off the project.
Rather than address any of those issues, the production hired a bunch of non-union local guys and forged ahead and now the cinematographer is dead and the director is injured.
This is literally the kind of stuff that prompted the IATSE strike.
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[QUOTE=Nik Hasta;5787025]Strictly speaking it would lie with the armourer and Assistant Director. Firearms are treated separately from other props because they are dangerous.
I mean. "Freak accident" is a very generous term.
Allegedly, there had been three misfires and minor injuries from guns on set earlier in production, the union crew had complained about low pay, long hours and, critically, a big lack of safety on set and things got bad enough that they walked off the project.
Rather than address any of those issues, the production hired a bunch of non-union local guys and forged ahead and now the cinematographer is dead and the director is injured.
This is literally the kind of stuff that prompted the IATSE strike.[/QUOTE]
Wow, I didn’t realize it went down like that. Dang.
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[QUOTE=Nik Hasta;5787025]Strictly speaking it would lie with the armourer and Assistant Director. Firearms are treated separately from other props because they are dangerous.
I mean. "Freak accident" is a very generous term.
Allegedly, there had been three misfires and minor injuries from guns on set earlier in production, the union crew had complained about low pay, long hours and, critically, a big lack of safety on set and things got bad enough that they walked off the project.
Rather than address any of those issues, the production hired a bunch of non-union local guys and forged ahead and now the cinematographer is dead and the director is injured.
This is literally the kind of stuff that prompted the IATSE strike.[/QUOTE]
Wow, I did not know that. That's just awful and completely irresponsible. Heads need to roll for this.
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One of my two dogs died last night.
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[QUOTE=Tami;5787639]One of my two dogs died last night.[/QUOTE]
Damn Tami, sorry to hear that. I've been there and it is always hard. We're here if you need to talk.
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[QUOTE=Guy1;5787670]Damn Tami, sorry to hear that. I've been there and it is always hard. We're here if you need to talk.[/QUOTE]
I'm fine, I'll be fine, thanks. I wasn't going to post about this, but I went on autopilot.
He was an older dog, so we knew it could happen.
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[QUOTE=Tami;5787639]One of my two dogs died last night.[/QUOTE]
I'm deeply sorry for your loss, Tami. I lost one of my two cats in June, so I understand how you feel. :(
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[QUOTE=Tami;5787707]I'm fine, I'll be fine, thanks. I wasn't going to post about this, but I went on autopilot.
He was an older dog, so we knew it could happen.[/QUOTE]
I know the feeling. It always hurts even when you know it can happen.
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[QUOTE=Len Ikari145;5787825]I'm deeply sorry for your loss, Tami. I lost one of my two cats in June, so I understand how you feel. :([/QUOTE]
Sorry you had to go through that Len.
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[QUOTE=Len Ikari145;5787825]I'm deeply sorry for your loss, Tami. I lost one of my two cats in June, so I understand how you feel. :([/QUOTE]
Thank you.
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Sorry Tami. That sounds rough. My sympathies.
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Thanks everyone. I appreciate it.
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[QUOTE=Tami;5787639]One of my two dogs died last night.[/QUOTE]
Sorry for your loss Tami.