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ALBUQUERQUE / OSLO (VG) With lit candles and a minute of silence, several hundred attending film photographer Halyna Hutchins (42) commemorates Sunday night Norwegian time.
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The case is being updated.
Hutchins lost his life on Thursday during the filming of the western movie “Rust”. She was shot by movie star Alec Baldwin, who thought the weapon was not charged.
– Halyna inspired us all with her passion. Her legacy is too meaningful to sum up in words, writes her husband, Matt Hutchins, in words of remembrance read out by the head of the International Film Photography Association, John Lindley, during the memorial service.
Her husband was not allowed to show up himself, he explains to hundreds of people present.
– I have a clear picture that she was a mother, wife and a skilled film photographer. She was loved, talented, respected and loving. And she was also passionate about her work, says Lindley.
– Could have been me
An accident like this is dramatic in an industry where everyone knows everyone, says costume designer Amy Violette to VG. She has worked on several productions at Bonanza Creek Ranch, where Hutchins lost her life.
– I came here today to give support to friends who knew her. This could be any of us. It could have been me, says Violette to VG. Her friends have reacted with shock and disbelief to the death, she says.
– It’s an unnecessary death.
The last three projects she has worked on have been western films, she says.
– Then you have weapons on the set. It could have been anyone who was killed. This is so tragic, and so unfortunate, she continues.
According to LA Times For example, unionized, anonymous sources who are said to have been part of the film team that worked on the film “Rust” have said that conflicts have simmered in recent days, due to poor working conditions.
This is said to have involved long working days, complaints about wages and poor security on the set – including around the weapons.
– This is an alarm clock. We need more measures, more protocols and rules on how many people should check weapons. I hope this never happens again, says Violette.
Received charged weapon
Actor Alec Baldwin should have received the prop weapon from an assistant director on the film set, according to court documents describing the course of events.
The assistant is said to have shouted that the weapon was unloaded – a so-called “cold gun” – when he gave it to the actor. According to the documents, the assistant did not even know that the weapon was loaded with sharp ammunition.
When Baldwin fired, the shot took the life of film photographer Halyna Hutchins (42) and injured the director of the western film. In a emergency call said a man on the set to police that they had “one lying down” before Hutchins was transported away by helicopter.
According to the BBC, the documents also state that an outfit Baldwin was wearing during the accident together with the weapon has been seized as evidence.
Ammunition and other props have also been seized.
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