The actor doesn't have the responsibility to know whether the firearm is properly loaded; that's the armorer's job. But the actor is part of the collective responsibility to verify guns claimed to be unloaded in fact are. It is easy to teach someone how to check whether the firearm is loaded, including how to safely inspect the chamber. (And someone who can't learn this shouldn't be in a production with firearms.)Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:43 am I'm sure many actors are gun owners, but how would an actor check to see if the appropriate materials were in the prop gun? Are they supposed to know that? I sure as heck wouldn't have a clue?
The standard line is that it is relatively easy to add CGI to a firearm to simulate it being shot. But it is more difficult (read: expensive) to add CGI to everything else, i.e., the actors, the surroundings, etc. In other words, it is still cheaper to use practical rather than special effects for gunshots.Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 1:33 pm Just my arrogant opinion but I see no reason why all movie/tv prop guns shouldn't be replicas with working triggers, with CGI and audio added later.
But, like everything else, "cheaper" becomes relative when the cost of insurance, lawsuits, goodwill, also is factored in.