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Platapus · 01-21-23, 06:58 AM

I hope this will result in significant changes on movie sets.

1. There is no need to use real guns. Fake guns can be manufactured that are identical in appearance to real guns. Also gun flashes and gun noises are always fixed in post. The only thing the actor/gun has to do is simulate the recoil and honestly when was the last movie that had actual recoils in it? Actors are paid a lot of money to.. well.. act as in making believe they are doing something.

2. There should never, and I mean never, be live ammunition on a movie set with the exception of security forces.

3. If there is recreational shooting on an outdoor set (a really bad idea) , the shooting needs to be done off set in another area. The recreational shooting range should have no overlap with the film set. The set needs to be cleared of all weapons and ammunition before it is opened to the filming crew/cast. That means everything is inventoried and locked up before work starts.

This is day one stuff, film crews.

01-21-23, 06:58 AM	#26
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,967 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I hope this will result in significant changes on movie sets. 1. There is no need to use real guns. Fake guns can be manufactured that are identical in appearance to real guns. Also gun flashes and gun noises are always fixed in post. The only thing the actor/gun has to do is simulate the recoil and honestly when was the last movie that had actual recoils in it? Actors are paid a lot of money to.. well.. act as in making believe they are doing something. 2. There should never, and I mean never, be live ammunition on a movie set with the exception of security forces. 3. If there is recreational shooting on an outdoor set (a really bad idea) , the shooting needs to be done off set in another area. The recreational shooting range should have no overlap with the film set. The set needs to be cleared of all weapons and ammunition before it is opened to the filming crew/cast. That means everything is inventoried and locked up before work starts. This is day one stuff, film crews. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.