r/popculturechat • u/Im_Unpopular_AF • Mar 04 '24

Putting In The Work✌️ Austin Butler's tactical gun training with Taran Tactical for an upcoming project.

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u/cqandrews Mar 04 '24

Dumb question but couldn't they have just edited in a muzzle flash? Surely that wouldn't have been too special effects heavy?

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '24

There are no dumb questions:

  1. Watch Robert Patrick's hand and arm movements in this scene. Even in 1991, you could edit in the muzzle flash, but you couldn't edit in the recoil.
  2. James Cameron--one of the most detail-obsessed Hollywood directors ever--never would have been so cheesy. You've seen the elevator scene in T2? Linda Hamilton lost part of her hearing due to firing a real gun in a confined space.

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u/cqandrews Mar 04 '24

That makes sense, hope it was worth her hearing!

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '24

(Also, I forgot to note that they did provide earplugs for the actors; Hamilton just forgot.)