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How could they have gone forward after this....

The cinematographer who was killed was fighting for safer conditions on the day she died.

“I was involved in 20 feature films and countless TV episodes, and I can honestly say that the only thing that could have happened is complete negligence on somebody's part. It was a terrible accident,” said Steven Levine, longtime Hollywood prop master.

Raising cinematographer halyna hutchins and the director joel souza who was injured. and her husband and their son. and reexamining the protocols onset. david: the questions whether the protocols were violated. an assistant director, i'm told and again, i don't know this, but i'm sure the folks out there know it, an assistant director shouldn't have been dealing with a gun. it should have been the prop master, somebody who is specifically authorized to do it. that's not in the purview of an assistant director from what i know. >> right, and there's also an armorer onset. there are those whose ...

Long history but still, a life is a life. >> you're right. of course. and i would like to also say my heart felt sympathies go out to everyone involved in this from the alec baldwin to the poor family of the people that -- the lady, the d.p. that lost her life and the director and all the crew that was involved in it. it's such a tragedy and something that you hope like you said can be avoided by making sure that safety is followed. having said that, yes, one of the things that i have always pushed for and other professional prop masters that i work with who, you know, know exactly how this al...