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Rust assistant director David Halls (left) issued a statement about the October 21 shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the Rust set. 'I'm shocked and saddened by her death,' he said.
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Prop master, armorer. who would have their hands on dummy round versus live rounds, putting them in compartments, you know, keeping a log of what goes where? >> well, the armorer is the person on the set who is responsible for the weapons and for the ammunition. but they're typically on movie sets -- redundant safety procedures in place. the first a.d. on a movie set is the primary person responsible for safety. and the problem with that job is that they're also the primary person responsible for moving things along and making sure that things are going quickly. so there's a lot of pressure to...
A blank with a live round. it's crimped at the end, there is no slug, they feel different. so we would assume that's not what happened. what do you make of her position of blaming the producers? let's put up their statement, or i'll just read it, from her attorneys. hannah was hired for two positions on this film. it made it extremely difficult for her to do her job as an armorer. she fought for training, days to maintain weapons, and proper time to prepare for gunfire, but ultimately was overruled by production and her department. >> so i talked to a prop master that was offered that job, and...
Gutierrez-reed, the 24-year-old in charge of guns on the set of "rust" is sharing her side of the story. in a statement her attorneys write, hannah was hired on two positions on this film, which made it extremely difficult to focus on her job as an armorer. she fought were training but ultimately was overruled by production and her department but tonight sources close to the production say no one was looking to cut corners and she never worked in both positions at the same time. >> although we appreciate the statement given by ms. gutierrez-reed, i think it raises more questions than it does a...