Film set shooting: the facts

With speculation rife about the shooting of Johann Ofner during filming, we set the record straight on weapon safety on set.
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Image: Johan Ofner, stunt man, via Instagram 

The death of Johann Ofner, shot in the midst of filming a video clip in Queensland for the band Bliss n Eso, is terrible in itself. But the tragedy also raises questions about the safety practices and professionalism of the shoot.

It is too easy in this digital landscape to speculate about what happened. The implied accusations and hunt for details are the last things anyone around Johann and the production want to talk about. As the band says in a statement, 

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