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Armorer Larry Zanoff of Independent Studio Services, one of the world’s largest prop houses, walks us through how a weapon should be safely handled on set from preproduction to the end of a scene.
>> thank you. i want to go next to our gary tuchman in los angeles with motion picture armorer larry zanoff. larry, i appreciate you guys being with us and, larry, good to see you. >> yeah, larry is a modest guy but he is a renowned motion picture armorer. he's been the chiefs weapons safety officer at scores of movies and television shows over the years. we are outside the independent studio services prop house right now north of los angeles. huge place with every prop imaginable for the entertainment industry. first question i want to ask you, the other day we got a chance to shoot with yo...
The years. we are outside the independent studio services prop house right now north of los angeles. huge place with every prop imaginable for the entertainment industry. first question i want to ask you, the other day we got a chance to shoot with you, to learn more about the guns and the ammunition. but the thing that you told me that really stuck in my mind -- there should never be live rounds on a set in a weapon in an actor's hands, correct? >> that's correct. the industry-wide safety bulletin number one which governs the use of firearms and blank ammunition on set clearly states that no ...
>> the idea is we have the cups here in this white background because we are going to show this can make a lot of noise but there's going to be no residue, and no cups knocked over because this is not a live bullet. >> reporter: exactly. it is a blank cartridge. >> so i will give you a countdown here. three, two, one. >> no residue, no cups. created the illusion that you want in hollywood without a bullet coming out. >> correct. >> reporter: we are at the independent studio services prop house north of los angeles. props which they say include north america's largest private armory. safety in ...
>> no residue, no cups. created the illusion that you want in hollywood without a bullet coming out. >> correct. >> reporter: we are at the independent studio services prop house north of los angeles. props which they say include north america's largest private armory of the safety in the industry starts with a lock box for weapons. >> the gun that we are going to use is inside here. this is a single-action revolver. you can see that at the moment, it's empty. >> and you keep turning it so we're sure it's empty. >> so, i show you this particular one has six cylinders. i will always click it ov...