Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armourer who loaded a gun for Alec Baldwin before it fired and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. The armourer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March. She was found not guilty of a second charge – tampering with evidence – over the shooting of … Read more
A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie Rust. The verdict against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigned new blame in the October 2021 shooting death of Halyna Hutchins after an … Read more
Alec Baldwin has been indicted by grand jury in New Mexico for the involuntary manslaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the BBC reports. The actor was on the set of Western feature Rust when a gun pointed at Hutchins was discharged, fatally wounding the cinematographer and also injuring the film’s director, Joel Souza. In April 2023, … Read more
All criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin have been dropped over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in October 2021. The move comes less than a fortnight before a trial into the incident was set to begin. Baldwin had been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after Hutchins … Read more
The involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins have been downgraded by New Mexico prosecutors, The Independent reports. Baldwin no longer faces firearm enhancement charges over Hutchins’ death. Baldwin’s lawyers had argued that the Santa Fe County district attorney had wrongly charged the actor under a New Mexico … Read more
The Ukrainian parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins have filed a lawsuit over the Rust cinematographer’s tragic death in 2021. Deadline reports that Hutchins’ Ukraine-based family members Olga Solovey (her mother), Anatoli Androsovych (father) and Svetlana Zemko (sister) have filed negligence and battery civil action against a number of people involved with the film. “We … Read more
The January/February issue of British Cinematographer is now here! You can find out more about what’s inside our first edition of 2023 now by reading on… AUTUMN DURALD ARKAPAW ASC ON BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER In an incredible cover story special, Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC tells us all about bringing Marvel Studios’ blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to life. The cinematographer discusses joining forces with director Ryan … Read more
Over 15 months since Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of Rust, three cast and crew members are set to be charged over her death – including actor Alec Baldwin. Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, as will the film’s armourer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed. Meanwhile, the film’s 1st AD, David Halls, … Read more
Rust will continue filming after its star Alec Baldwin and the production company reached a settlement with the family of Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin was pointing a gun at Hutchins during the set-up of a scene for the western at a ranch in New Mexico last October when it went off, killing her and wounding director, Joel … Read more
A Republican New Mexico legislator wants movie actors and other film-set professionals to undergo state-sponsored gun-safety training after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin with a weapon he says he thought was not loaded with live ammunition. State Sen. Cliff Pirtle of Roswell on Monday introduced a bill that would require all … Read more
IMAGINATION AS EVOLUTIONARY POWER IMAGO Working Condition Committee’s Kurt Brazda offers his thoughts on the urgent call IMAGO made to the industry following the death of Halyna Hutchins and the work the Committee will do to produce a catalogue of requirements that outlines the most elementary parameters for a humane working environment in the film … Read more
Four years ago today, veteran British cameraman Mark Milsome was killed on the set of Black Earth Rising (BBC/Netflix). Founded in 2017 in his name, The Mark Milsome Foundation, was filming an important new crew-supported online Health and Safety course when news of the shocking and avoidable death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins rocked the film industry less than a … Read more
The tragic death of Halyna Hutchins, an American-Ukrainian cinematographer, was a great shock to the whole film world. EnergaCAMERIMAGE Festival, along with the ASC members, would like to honour not only an incredibly talented cinematographer who enriched the art of cinematography with her unique energy, but also their friend. The memorial will be accompanied by a … Read more
As readers here already know too well, there’s been a death in the communal family since last time we posted. The circumstances around that death – the entirely preventable killing, really – of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins continue to emerge, but they paint an increasingly bleak picture of conditions on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Rust. As we embarked on this … Read more
IMAGO’s Working Conditions Committee has released the following statement: “Halyna Hutchins was a highly qualified cinematographer, wife, and mother with a zest for life and enthusiasm for her job, who died because the safety measures on a set were catastrophically neglected! This fits perfectly into the picture of filming, in which some union members of … Read more
Over 200 members of the cinematography community have released the following open letter regarding the tragic loss of Halyna Hutchins: In wake of the incident on the set of Rust and the tragic loss of our colleague, Halyna Hutchins, we pledge that no protocol will ever be safer than removing the possibility of a firearm death … Read more
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Halyna Hutchins, a gifted cinematographer who was an inspiration to so many. Our thoughts are with Hutchins’ family including husband Matthew and son Andros, friends, crew, and all who have been touched by her phenomenal work and talent which will live long in the memory. … Read more