Film studio gets strict on prop guns
By Leeann Li |
July 14, 2012, Saturday
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A MAJOR Chinese film studio has tightened regulations on prop guns to reduce the chance of the weapons being used to harm others in society.
Hengdian World Studios in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province, has about 600 prop guns and most are refitted from military guns. Insiders say the weapons can easily be restored to lethal firearms.
More than 20 production crews had used the prop guns in the first half of this year as TV spy series rise in popularity.
Though the guns are loaded with blank cartridges, people can still get hurt when fired upon from close range.
There is the potential for severe social damage if these guns are stolen and stricter regulations are needed, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.
According to the new rules, firearms management personnel are required to collect and check the prop guns as soon as crews complete filming. The guns also need to be guarded at all times when not in use by film crews.
Every gun has to be registered before and after use to ensure no one takes the weapons without authorization.
Hengdian World Studios will build a warehouse to store the firearms, the report said.
The warehouse will be set up inside a hotel. It will include iron walls, monitoring cameras and alarm equipment.
Hengdian World Studios is the country's largest film and television production base, featuring 120 dwellings from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.
Since 1996, more than 500 TV series and movies have been filmed at the base including "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" and "The Forbidden Kingdom."
However, wanted fugitives have been found working as supporting actors or extras at Hengdian World Studios productions.
Ji Siguang, 40, a supporting actor on the spy drama "Lurk," has been found to be one of four men who robbed and stabbed a police officer in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province.
Hengdian World Studios in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province, has about 600 prop guns and most are refitted from military guns. Insiders say the weapons can easily be restored to lethal firearms.
More than 20 production crews had used the prop guns in the first half of this year as TV spy series rise in popularity.
Though the guns are loaded with blank cartridges, people can still get hurt when fired upon from close range.
There is the potential for severe social damage if these guns are stolen and stricter regulations are needed, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.
According to the new rules, firearms management personnel are required to collect and check the prop guns as soon as crews complete filming. The guns also need to be guarded at all times when not in use by film crews.
Every gun has to be registered before and after use to ensure no one takes the weapons without authorization.
Hengdian World Studios will build a warehouse to store the firearms, the report said.
The warehouse will be set up inside a hotel. It will include iron walls, monitoring cameras and alarm equipment.
Hengdian World Studios is the country's largest film and television production base, featuring 120 dwellings from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.
Since 1996, more than 500 TV series and movies have been filmed at the base including "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" and "The Forbidden Kingdom."
However, wanted fugitives have been found working as supporting actors or extras at Hengdian World Studios productions.
Ji Siguang, 40, a supporting actor on the spy drama "Lurk," has been found to be one of four men who robbed and stabbed a police officer in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province.
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