Saturday, October 30th, 2021
Special Edition: Movie Set Safety w/ Halyna Hutchins’ Teacher
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It was an old-timey Western with a modern, real-life tragic ending. A crew member was shot and killed while filming the movie “Rust” in New Mexico. As we’ve covered here on The Newsworthy, actor Alec Baldwin fired the antique revolver that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.
Authorities say an assistant director told Baldwin the gun was "cold," meaning it didn’t have any live rounds in it, before he pulled the trigger. But that wasn’t the case. Investigators now say they think the gun did in fact contain live ammunition. But they’re still investigating and deciding who, if anyone, should face criminal charges.
To get a better idea of what may have gone wrong, and what should have happened, I’m talking with the president of the American Society of Cinematographers, Stephen Lighthill. He’s also sharing his memories of Halyna Hutchins since she used to be his student at the American Film Institute.
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Guest: Stephen Lighthill
Stephen Lighthill, ASC is president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and Discipline Chair of Cinematography at the American Film Institute.
Lighthill began his career shooting for San Francisco Bay area news programs and national news shows, such as “60 Minutes.” He segued into documentary cinematography, working on many films including “Gimme Shelter” and “Berkeley in the Sixties,” which was nominated for an Academy Award® and won the Audience Award at Sundance.
His narrative credits include such television dramas as “Vietnam War Story,” “Earth 2” and “Nash Bridges,” among many others. In 2018, Lighthill was bestowed the ASC Presidents Award. He is also the recipient of the Society of Operating Cameramen’s (SOC) President’s Award in 2000.
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