Crew voiced safety fears before fatal shooting on set of Alec Baldwin film

The film set at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe (Jae C Hong/AP)

Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fired a fatal gunshot from a prop gun that he had been told was safe, a camera crew for the movie he was filming walked off the job in protest at conditions and production issues that included safety concerns.

Disputes in the production of the Western film Rust began almost from the start in early October and culminated with seven crew members walking off several hours before 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed.