Seems like they were asking for it. What if someone messes up which rounds are which somehow, and loads the real ones? Those actual bullets should be under lock and key in the storage area, and when they are out and in use, everyone should know that they are circulated and in use, and to treat each gun as loaded and dangerous to interfere with.
There is no reason, and the industry standard is basically that no live ammo crosses into a set.
Even blanks shouldn't be left with actors, there is one case in the 80s where a actor put a revolver to his head and pulled the trigger during downtime, and the blank blew a hole in his skull and killed him. The gun shouldn't even have had blanks unless the scene involved gunfire.
The only reason for there to be live rounds is because someone, likely the armorer who is the only one who should have access to the guns, was bringing it to shoot after hours. I believe cast have stated that happens.
And no one uses shots of live rounds in movies, even paper targets get squibs in them. And these days films like John Wick is almost all CGI and no blanks.
Is there a reason to have a live round on set ever when actors are present?
I get the AD may spend a day specifically filming bullet holes being made, but that's, like, a four man job.
Seems like they were asking for it. What if someone messes up which rounds are which somehow, and loads the real ones? Those actual bullets should be under lock and key in the storage area, and when they are out and in use, everyone should know that they are circulated and in use, and to treat each gun as loaded and dangerous to interfere with.
There is no reason, and the industry standard is basically that no live ammo crosses into a set. Even blanks shouldn't be left with actors, there is one case in the 80s where a actor put a revolver to his head and pulled the trigger during downtime, and the blank blew a hole in his skull and killed him. The gun shouldn't even have had blanks unless the scene involved gunfire.
The only reason for there to be live rounds is because someone, likely the armorer who is the only one who should have access to the guns, was bringing it to shoot after hours. I believe cast have stated that happens.
And no one uses shots of live rounds in movies, even paper targets get squibs in them. And these days films like John Wick is almost all CGI and no blanks.