The law of guns in movies

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

We also seem them chambering a round when they are about to go into combat when in reality, it should already be chambered

You usually don't see them being chambered; you just hear the sound of the weapon being cocked. That's entirely the fault of the folly editors who think that it sounds cool to hear guns being cocked all the time.

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by MT2008

You usually don't see them being chambered; you just hear the sound of the weapon being cocked. That's entirely the fault of the folly editors who think that it sounds cool to hear guns being cocked all the time.

I mean like you see a cop drawing his gun and then racking the slide to chamber a gun. It would have been tactically sound to have already chambered a round.

[k9870]

drawing a handgun from a leather holster and hearing the pump action shotgun noise.....

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

I mean like you see a cop drawing his gun and then racking the slide to chamber a gun. It would have been tactically sound to have already chambered a round.

Hmmm, I really haven't seen that very much. Not enough to be a "law" anyway. Again, though, I know it's common to hear the sound of rounds being chambered or hammers being cocked when cops draw their weapons. But I don't recall too many movies where I can see it happening on-screen.

[S&Wshooter]

"guns are full of ball bearings that rattle around when the gun is even slightly moved"

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by MT2008

You usually don't see them being chambered; you just hear the sound of the weapon being cocked. That's entirely the fault of the folly editors who think that it sounds cool to hear guns being cocked all the time.

It's spelled "Foley" not "Folly" but then I could call it "Folly" hahahahaha

But people are too hard on the sound effects editors. They have to accede to the wishes of the director, who wants 'dramatic effect' and many times the audience themselves expect certain things even though they are not accurate. What I don't like is people with asperger's syndrome blaming the production and post production crew for stuff that's the decision of the director. Many times the lame stuff is forced upon the crew........

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008

It's spelled "Foley" not "Folly" but then I could call it "Folly" hahahahaha

Haha, good call. Freud was right.

Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008

But people are too hard on the sound effects editors. They have to accede to the wishes of the director, who wants 'dramatic effect' and many times the audience themselves expect certain things even though they are not accurate. What I don't like is people with asperger's syndrome blaming the production and post production crew for stuff that's the decision of the director. Many times the lame stuff is forced upon the crew........

I think it's a more a matter of ignorance, not Asperger's Syndrome. Being a non-Aspie means that it's hard for me to fathom directors micro-managing the foley editors to that extent.

Actually, screw that, I'm lying to myself. If I were directing a movie with guns, I'd probably tell the foley editor specifically NOT to insert the sound of guns being cocked so frequently.

[Excalibur]

There's got to be other ways to tell on screen that the character realizes someone is pointing a gun at their head from behind. In real life, you wouldn't hear the gun point at you.

[Clutch]

Are you a poorly-funded terrorist cell, with barely enough money to finance a visit to Pizza Hut, never mind your own nefarious plans? Well, don't look now, but I think the shipping container full of Heckler & Koch G36s and SIG SG552s, magazines and ammunition for them might have something to do with it...

I'm looking at you, 24.

Snipers can and will use laser sights wherever necessary to ensure the shot goes where it needs to...even if said laser sight ruins the shot to begin with.

I can see why movies do this ("Hey, that dot wasn't there a second ago--HOLY--"), but...yeah.

The more exotic the gun, the more ridiculous any mentioned stats for it will be.

War. The Walther P99 that somehow fired 5.7x28mm rounds. I could stop there, but I'd be remiss in not mentioning that said rounds were depleted uranium with titanium shell casings. All that was missing was the "Double-Whammy" option. (Bonus points to whomever gets that one.)

[Excalibur]

speaking of double whammy.

Any shotgun fired at point blank range will either blow a large and clear hole through a door or wall and also send a man flying several feet back.

Gunfire is quiet enough for others to talk to each other casually without repeating.

A mag is called a clip and an Assault Rifle is a Machine gun

You almost never see a gun jam