hanna gutierrez reid was hired as both armorer and prop assistant. she's the daughter of thell reid, a well-known hollywood armorer. >> hanna gutierrez reed has spent herndle and oversee the use of firearms in any number of movies. >> she's been raised around gun safety and all that stuff when she was a little girl. she's so safe with the guns, the way she handles them, i don't have to worry about anything when i got her on the set. >> you trust her on your sets? >> any set, yes, absolutely. >> reporter: "rust" was supposed to be a 21-day shoot, and the low-budget movie was on a tight schedule. >> i felt like it was a good pace for the level of the budget that we had. it ran smoother than anything of that budget i've ever been involved with, it really did. >> reporter: but not everyone agreed. >> the tone on the set was like, we need to go now, now, now. it just was a beat the clock kind of thing. >> reporter: tensions were quickly building among some crew members. by the 11th day of shooting, some members of the camera crew emailed the production office resignation letters, complaining about their housing accommodations and other concerns. one letter