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Prop Gun Set Safety Essentials Workshop
Build the knowledge, skills and mindset for safe on set gun handling
Service Description
Learn the ropes of proper gun wrangling for film and TV in this hands-on, in-person training program. For 8 full hours, we will learn together with other film professionals, the how-to's and best practices for safe handling of firearms used in entertainment productions. The program is broken down into 4 modules. We will cover essential "real world" safe gun handling; in-depth procedures for best on set practices; hands-on learning, complete with a live camera and monitor and a thorough analyses of the very rare but notable failings with prop guns on productions. You will finish the program with a far deeper understanding of the process of "wrangling" firearms in story telling, have a better ability to identify "inert" versus potentially dangerous guns and a working knowledge of where the standard safety processes were side-stepped in previous failings.
Upcoming Sessions
Contact Details
Burbank, CA, USA
PROP GUN LEVEL I
"Set Safety Essentials"
Every gun wrangler, prop master, and armorer starts here. Level I is the industry's most credentialed introduction to prop gun handling — built from 40 years in firearms and 30 years on professional film sets.
Over 8 hands-on hours, you'll learn safe handling, prop gun protocols, chain of custody, and the real-world lessons behind the industry's most devastating tragedies — knowledge that exists so they never happen again. Taught by Dutch Merrick, past President of IATSE Local 44 and the industry's most-interviewed expert on set safety.
Includes a pistol shooting workbook, all workshop materials, studio safety blanks, and Prop Gun Set Safety swag.
Open to Prop Masters, Armorers, Camera Operators, ADs, Grips, and more.
📍 Glendale, CA | ⏱ 8 Hours | $369 ($380 w/ booking fee)
Learn More & Reserve Your Seat: https://livefirelearning.us/courses-workshops/prop-gun-set-safety-workshop/
