After the fatal filming of the movie set, other movies and TV shows are making changes. The ABC subsidiary KVIA reports that a new Bruce Willis film called “Knight” is currently being shot in Las Cruces. A representative from Film Las Cruces told KOAT that the big action film was planning to use blanks in their prop guns but chose not to follow the events in Santa Fe from them, ”said Jonathon Sepp of Film Las Cruces. Earlier this week, they replicated a bank robbery that included a staged shootout. Sepp with the film Las Cruces said he reached out to the gunsmith and producers of the film immediately after the Santa Fe incident and they told him that they had all plans to use any kind of blanks removed from the film to make them To make weapons look realistic, what the blanks are supposed to do, so some costs went up there, but they were more than willing and happy to make these changes to ensure everyone’s safety, ”said Sepp. You are even more aware of the security protocols now than you are ever, ”said Edward Blake, the film’s director. Related: Sheriff: Investigation focused on how live ammunition ended up on the film set of “Rust” You are not alone. ABC’s “The Rookie” was one of the first to come out saying they ban all live guns on set. Now this film, shot in New Mexico, is changing too. Sepp said that those on set are grateful. “I think it’s important and needs to change as time and technology improve. There are additional ways to recreate these action scenes in a much safer environment and I’m excited to see you immediately turn to this type of work on set, ”said Sepp. He said that from now on the film office will advocate such changes and do their best to ensure that no blanks get into a film set.
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After the fatal filming of the film set, other films and TV shows are making changes.
The ABC subsidiary KVIA reports that a new Bruce Willis film called “Knight” is currently being shot in Las Cruces. A representative from Film Las Cruces told KOAT that the big action film planned to use blanks in their prop guns but chose not to do so after the events in Santa Fe.
“Fortunately, when I contacted me, they told me they were ahead of that,” said Jonathon Sepp of Film Las Cruces.
Earlier this week, they replicated a bank robbery that included a staged shootout. Sepp, with the film Las Cruces, said he immediately contacted the gunsmith and producers of the film following the Santa Fe incident and they told him that they had removed all plans to use any kind of blanks.
“It means a lot more post-production work for the movie to make these guns look realistic about what the blanks are supposed to do, so some costs went up there, but they were more than willing and happy to make those changes.” to guarantee everyone “, said Sepp.
“We’re more aware of security protocols than ever,” said Edward Blake, the film’s director.
Related: Sheriff: Investigation focused on how live ammunition ended up on the ‘Rust’ film set
You are not alone. ABC’s “The Rookie” was one of the first to come out saying they ban all live guns on set. Now this film, shot in New Mexico, is changing too. Sepp said that those on set are grateful.
“I think it’s important and has to change over time and technology on set,” said Sepp.
He said that from now on, the film bureau will advocate such changes and do their best to ensure that there are no blank spaces on a film set.
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