After 'Rust' shooting New Mexico filmmakers demand change

FILE PHOTO: The film set of "Rust", where Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer and wounded a director when he discharged a prop gun, is seen from a distance, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S., October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo

TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - Some New Mexico film industry workers are demanding better film training and tougher gun regulations on sets after the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins filming the Western "Rust."

Direct spending by New Mexico’s film and television industry has doubled since 2015 along with the hours crews work on sets, according to state data.