hollywood has been gearing up to just was shut down for several months during covid. it s gearing up, and the producers are just you know, it s go, go, go, to try to make up for lost time and fill this this whole, you know, plethora of streaming services that have come online in the last two years. so there s there s tons of work for everyone. and in some cases, i think the budgets are are smaller because of the streaming productions. but also, that the crews are stretched a little too thin. yeah. meg james, i really appreciate your reporting. thank you. more now on the precautions that are supposed to be observed whenever a weapon is brought on set. also, what blank cartridges can and can t do to actually harm someone. our gary tuchman went to an expert for answers. two, one. reporter: larry is a renowned motion picture armorer. a weapons safety specialist in the entertainment industry.
plethora of streaming services that have come online in the last two years. so there s there s tons of work for everyone. and in some cases, i think the budgets are are smaller because of the streaming productions. but also, that the crews are stretched a little too thin. yeah. megum meg james, i really appreciate your reporting. thank you. more now on the precautions that are supposed to be observed whenever a weapon is brought on set. also, what blank cartridges can and can t do to actually harm someone. our gary tuchman went to an expert for answers. two, one. reporter: larry is a renowned motion picture armorer. a weapons safety specialist in the entertainment industry. the idea is we have the cups here in this white background because we are going to show this can make a lot of noise but there s going to be no residue, and no cups knocked over because this is not a live bullet. reporter: exactly. it is a blank cartridge. so i will give you a countdown here. three
the derth is a painful reminder and a reminder of the protocols cnn is supposed to follow. two, one. larry savoff is a renowned motion picture armorer, a weapons safety specialist in the entertainment industry. we have cups here in the white background because we re going show this is going to make a lot of moise but there will be no residue or cups knocked over because this is not a live bullet. exactly. this is a blank cartridge. three, two, win. many no residue, cups, created the illusion you wanted in hollywood without a bullet comes out. we re north of los angeles, which includes the largest