CEBU CITY, Philippines — An action-packed scene for an international indie film turned deadly when one of the actors was shot dead by a responding tanod who claimed he thought that the scene was for real.

The scene called for local actor Kirk Abella, 32, to dress as a bonnet-wearing gunman riding on a motorcycle, acting like a vigilante killer, who was going after another character on JC Zamora Street, Barangay Parian.

When the director shouted "action," Abella immediately did his part. He went down the motorcycle and pulled his plastic gun to shoot his victim. But a gunshot stole the scene and Abella fell into the concrete pavement.

Abella was shot by village watchman Edgar Cuizon, 51, who was armed with a caliber .357 gun. The actor was hit on the back and was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead.

Cuizon, who expressed shocked to learn that it was a movie shooting, said he was informed that a motorcycle-riding gunman was seen on the area, prompting him to immediately respond. It was on the same street that three people died on drive-by shooting last year.

"I thought he was going to shoot the man on the road so I fired at him first," said Cuizon. He claimed to have no knowledge that a movie shooting was being conducted on the area.

But Chief Insp. Alexis Relado, chief of Parian Police Station, said all barangay tanods in the area were already informed before hand about the filming of a movie.

The film being shot is entitled "Going Somewhere." It is a project of Alan Lyddiard Film based in London, United Kingdom.