The father of Galina Hutchins, a production photographer who accidentally died on the set of Rust, blames the man who looked after the props.
Among the many speculations about the circumstances leading to Halina Hutchins’ death while filming Rust in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, the production photographer’s father made it clear that “Alec Baldwin [o ator que desferiu o tiro fatal] it’s not his fault. “The crew is responsible for the props and weapons,” added Anatoly Androsovich in an interview with the British newspaper “The Sun”.
Excited, he said his priority was to travel to the United States to join his nine-year-old son-in-law Matthew Hutchins and grandson Andros. “The boy suffered a lot, he disappeared without his mother,” Anatoly said. Earlier on Twitter, Galina’s husband asked the press for respect, thanking “everyone for sharing pictures and stories from their lives.” “Galina inspired us with her passion and vision. Our loss is enormous, ”he wrote.
Social media has been the occasion for many to pay tribute to the photography director. Actor Josh Hopkins, for example, used Intagram to express the dismay of the entire Rust actor and crew, and to ask them to “wait for the results of the investigation to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again.” Finally, he described his ill-fated colleague as “an utterly charming person and an ardent artist.”
Everyone emphasizes that Galina Hutchins’ big passion was cinema. The one who, at 42, even indirectly led to his death.
All of this happened when the director of photography was hit by ammunition from a set pistol held by Alec Baldwin last Thursday, under the guise of his character. Earlier, according to a police report, the assistant director had assured everyone, including the seasoned actor, that the pistol was unloaded. Fate denied this. Instead of dry powder, Baldwin fired a real shot, which hit Galina in the chest, it is not yet known whether it was the same shell that hit director Joel Sousa in the shoulder.
Conclusions about what actually happened are far from reaching, but several production participants told the Los Angeles Times that there were at least two more accidental shots during the filming of Rust. In this case, by the hand of Alec Baldwin’s understudy, also after he was assured that the pistol was “cold”, that is, without bullets. Sources complained that nothing was done to avoid the worst. The newspaper also had access to a message sent to the production director warning of “three surprise shots,” not two, but most witnesses only report two, which occurred on October 16.
On the day of Galina’s death, at least seven people, including operators and assistants, said goodbye not only due to insecurity, but also due to overtime and late payment.
