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Found inside – Page 16The Screen Actors Guild seems to have picked up on this trend and, in response, ... stunt doubles and extras, as well as actors with speaking parts. Found inside – Page 167Stunt people who double for an actor need to have a costume that is identical to the actor's. For some shoots, having stunt doubles might require three or ... Found inside – Page 132This is a person who specifically doubles on stunts for one particular actor, usually a lead role. There are also utility stunt people and ND stunt people. Found inside – Page 41Stunt artists may work in the movies as doubles for the stars and principal actors . When the script calls for a star to do something dangerous or something ... Found inside – Page 12Actor Tom Cruise likes to perform many of his own stunts. ... This is one of the major reasons why the film and television industry uses stunt doubles. Explores the work done by stunt doubles, who are specially trained to take the place of actors and actresses during dangerous scenes in movies and television shows. Found inside – Page 107Behind the Scenes with Your Favorite Animal Actors Robin Ganzert, PhD,, ... We took the snake off the actor and used stunt doubles with rubber snakes ... Found inside – Page 373Whereas production realities divide actors into those with and without ... Some of the principals have stunt doubles who may work with the second unit . Found inside – Page 97Black Stuntmen's Association In 1966, movie extra Eddie Smith founded the Black ... When black actors did require stunt doubles, filmmakers were willing to ... Found inside – Page 24Stunt doubles usually stand in for actors if the stunt or fight scene is dangerous. Stunt doubles are chosen to look like the actor they are playing. Found inside – Page 37PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHERYL WHEELER dish it out, but a stuntman makes a living by being able to take it and make it look real." LeBell, who doubles actor Pat ... This paper is an argument that stunt and choreography trends in Thai and Indonesian martial arts films produced from 2003 to 2017 represent a conscious effort on the part of the filmmakers to produce fight scenes which are continuously ... Found inside – Page 7... special stuntwork is possible , as is the use of stunt doubles for actors , where it is necessary to assist the end result . ... of course , a proper rehearsal period – is often a one - day operation , which permits an actor to put his ' all ' into the ... Found inside – Page 85Stand-ins can also be used as body doubles when they take the featured actor's place ... Performs stunts in the place of a principal actor and has special ... Found insideThe stunt double will be supplied with a wig by the hair department if necessary to ensure that he looks as similar to the actor as possible. Found inside – Page 307Period costumes , for instance , strictly define how an actor can walk , stand , sit , or gesture . ... Extremities , the knife fights and rumbles in West Side Story , and the flashing swordplay in Hamlet , stage actors - who do not have stunt doubles -. Found inside – Page 118When Jason Statham dismissed Marvel because they use stunt doubles for their fight scenes, Paul Bettany suggested that Statham should use an acting double ... Found inside – Page 100Producers would often not allow actors to perform stunts because of the risk of injury to the star. Stunt doubles, when they were used, were sworn to ... Found inside – Page 396Stunt doubles rarely ( if ever ) speak and are typically chosen to resemble the actors that they are replacing as much as possible . Found inside – Page 126Although they are performed in double time , the actions have become so ... many other " swashbuckling ” stars of the cinema ( or their stunt doubles ) ... Explores the work done by stunt doubles, who are specially trained to take the place of actors and actresses during dangerous scenes in movies and television shows. Found inside – Page 8STUNTS IN MOVIES Like stunt performers , many stunt doubles are people who were athletic from a young age . Some stunt doubles may have done some acting ... Found inside – Page 76... the leader of the gang played by the veteran actor, Dan o'herlihy. i hear him calmly say to the director that he would like a stunt double to ride for ... Found insideYou could take the stunt doubles if the actors are being a pain. ... And besides, the actors want to do most of their own stunts, so I want them to be able ... Found inside – Page 157A stunt double might have reacted differently, but essentially, ... “The director [Daryl Duke] and the producers wanted actors rather than stunt doubles to ... It's a must read."Jesse's attention to detail made this book hard to put down. As a youngster, I grew up visiting the sets watching Jesse work with my father (a veteran stuntman himself). Found inside – Page 169Another kind of stunt person is the stunt double. This is a person who specifically doubles on stunts for one particular actor, usually a lead role. Found insideIf 1999 revealed anything about Cruise's career, it was that the actor was still ... mountain peak was filmed entirely without the support of stunt doubles. Explores the work done by stunt doubles, who are specially trained to take the place of actors and actresses during dangerous scenes in movies and television shows. Found insidePeople sayto me, 'Don'tyou get bitter whenyou seethe stars getting the ... For years and years actors refused to admit they had stunt doubles (now and again ... Found insideSAG dividesstuntperformers intothree categories: • Stunt Doubles,who may perform ... The stunt double isastunt performer who resemblesthe actor as muchas ... Profiles the life and career of one of the most prolific stuntmen in movies, who has worked with stars including Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Tom Cruise. Found inside – Page 50Continued from page 51 acting is very challenging, and because ... both actors had stunt doubles. "My fight/stunt double was a very talented taekwondo guy. Found inside – Page 215DOUBLE ” STUNTS From the initial years , " doubles ” , or look alikes , were used in scenes where there could be a risk to the actor doing the stunt himself ... Found insideBut I also know this: I'm not going to ask for a double for just ordinary athletic stunts any fellow my size and build should be able to do — even if I ... Found inside – Page 286STUNT DOUBLE The Basics If you think your favorite actors perform all of the crazy stunts you see them do in the movies , think again . Found inside – Page 54Not all actors have the skills to do things like that . Instead , you are watching a stunt double . A stunt double performs dangerous or difficult actions ... Found inside – Page 241capture experts and stunt doubles. Most valuable for publicity were the main actors who lent their voices and appearances. Nowadays actors' contracts may ... Yep that's me, Hal Needham, on the cover doing a fire stunt. When you're on fire you don't dare breathe because if you do, you'll suck those flames right down your throat. I was Hollywood's highest paid stuntman so I should know. Future action stars will even learn about doing their own stunts. Photographs of actors on the job and sidebars and tips make this volume a beneficial read for film buffs and aspiring artists alike. Found insideRecruited as a stunt double, he's pushed to his limits-scaling walls at high speed, jumping from dizzying heights, and diving into rocky waters-all without any safety gear. Found inside – Page 22In an earlier period in the history of special effects , these scenes would have been filmed entirely with live actors or stunt doubles , using harnesses ... Found inside – Page 105The interface between actor and double is supposed to be seamless. Yet the stunt double disrupts the coherence of the actor's performance. Stunt doubles are an essential part of some of the most exciting scenes in movies. Found inside – Page 8stunt Doubles A stunt double is a stunt person who acts as a skilled replacement for an actor or actress during any dangerous sequences in movies and ... Found inside – Page 1331607 Stunt Doubles These folks are about the same size, shape, and coloring ... when an Actor has to be “doubled” for a scene, the Stunt Double needs to be ... 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