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This undated handout image released by Dordick Law Corporation on November 10, 2021 shows chief lighting technician Serge Svetnoy (L) taking a 'selfie' with cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (C) and director Joel Souza on the set of the movie "Rust" in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Handout/Sergey Svetnoy via AFP.

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Getting shot on 'Rust' like being hit with baseball bat: director

Agence France-Presse

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</style><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Dordick-Law-Corporation-afp-03022024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="This undated handout image released by Dordick Law Corporation on November 10, 2021 shows chief lighting technician Serge Svetnoy (L) taking a &#x27;selfie&#x27; with cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (C) and director Joel Souza on the set of the movie " in="" Santa="" New="" Mexico.="" Handout="" Sergey="" Svetnoy="" via=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">This undated handout image released by Dordick Law Corporation on November 10, 2021 shows chief lighting technician Serge Svetnoy (L) taking a &#x27;selfie&#x27; with cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (C) and director Joel Souza on the set of the movie &quot;Rust&quot; in Santa Fe, New Mexico. <em>Handout/Sergey Svetnoy via AFP.</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES - Getting shot on the set of &quot;Rust&quot; where a cinematographer was killed &quot;felt like somebody had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder,&quot; the movie&#x27;s director told a court Friday.</p><p>Joel Souza described his confusion after being hit by a live round that should never have been on the set of the budget Western in October 2021.</p><p>&quot;There was an incredibly loud bang,&quot; he said of the moment that the Colt .45 actor Alec Baldwin was holding discharged.</p><p>&quot;It felt like somebody had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder. I remember that distinctly. And sort of stumbling back and shouting.&quot;</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2947625"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally wounded in the shooting, which happened as cast and crew readied for a scene inside an old church on the New Mexico set.</p><p>Souza recalled looking up at one point after the gun went off and seeing armorer Hannah Gutierrez, who was responsible for weaponry.</p><p>&quot;She looked distraught,&quot; he said. &quot;I remember her saying: &#x27;I&#x27;m sorry, I&#x27;m sorry, Joel.&#x27; And I remember somebody screaming at her and they ushered her out.&quot;</p><p>The 26-year-old is on trial for involuntary manslaughter over Hutchins&#x27; death. She also faces one charge of tampering with evidence in relation to the alleged disposal of cocaine in the aftermath of the tragedy.</p><p>She denies both charges.</p><p>Souza, who also wrote &quot;Rust,&quot; said it was not until medics showed him his X-ray that he finally accepted that he had been shot.</p><p>&quot;I just kept saying: &#x27;You don&#x27;t understand.... This was a movie... It&#x27;s just not possible that there&#x27;s a live round,&#x27;&quot; he told the jury.</p><p>&quot;They eventually grew tired of my protesting about it. They showed me the X-ray of my back and there was a very large bullet in it.&quot;</p><p>The two-week trial in Santa Fe this week saw footage from the set showing Baldwin gesticulating with a weapon, along with other examples of what a firearms expert called poor &quot;muzzle discipline.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/1/baldwin-used-gun-as-pointing-stick-on-rust-set-court-hears-1251" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baldwin used gun as &#x27;pointing stick&#x27; on &#x27;Rust&#x27; set, court hears</a></div><p>That expert, Bryan Carpenter, described how Gutierrez -- who is also known as Hannah Gutierrez-Reed -- should have removed weapons from performers between takes, something she apparently did not do.</p><p>One of the key questions surrounding Hutchins&#x27; death is how a number of live bullets found their way onto the set -- strict industry protocols insist live ammunition is never used in movie-making.</p><p>Gutierrez denies it was her fault and has blamed the ammunition supplier.</p><p>Baldwin also faces involuntary manslaughter charges over the incident, which he denies.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/02/21/baldwin-denies-pulling-trigger-in-rust-shooting" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&#x27;I didn&#x27;t pull the trigger&#x27;: Alec Baldwin speaks up on &#x27;Rust&#x27; shooting</a></div><p>His trial is expected in July.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/26/alec-baldwin-s-manslaughter-trial-set-for-july-759" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alec Baldwin&#x27;s manslaughter trial set for July</a></div><div><strong>hg/bfm</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Getting shot on the set of "Rust" where a cinematographer was killed "felt like somebody had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder," the movie's director told a court Friday.</p>

Getting shot on the set of "Rust" where a cinematographer was killed "felt like somebody had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder," the movie's director told a court Friday.