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Stuntman bob yerkes
Stuntman bob yerkes




stuntman bob yerkes

Some are quieter or more intimate for example, a drowning or domestic violence scene. Some are flashier - people flying around on wires or getting set on fire. There are stunts in almost every film, said Mallory Thompson, who worked on “Top Gun: Maverick,” the upcoming "Avatar" films, and doubled Zendaya for “K.C. And that requires a level of physical training.” “Our job is to hit the ground and take a beating, so the actor doesn't have to.

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“If you want to break our industry down really, really simply into one sentence, we get paid to take a beating,” said Banzai Vitale, veteran stunt professional who runs Stunt Performers Academy in Los Angeles. The pros often do it without pads - and with a lot more training. But growing up in Germany and Suriname and enamored with westerns and action flicks, Sturz put on his elbow and knee pads and hoped for the best.

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It’s safer to practice this with professional - or at least adult - supervision. “And as long as you don't land on your head, you're typically fine.” “The only thing you have to worry about is landing,” he said. If you can jump high enough, so that just as the car hits you, you land on the windshield and roll onto the hood, the forward momentum will spin you up. You also don't want to get hit by the windshield frame.”īut the windshield itself is actually quite soft, he said. You don't want to get hit by the bumper or the front end of the car. “You figure out where the hard parts of the car are.






Stuntman bob yerkes