Stunt thread...

Ornsack · Post by **Ornsack** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 10:52 pm

Grant, it's over to you!

DoDGe · Post by **DoDGe** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 4:47 pm

hey - how about jumping off a bridge onto a truck full of hay?

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:14 am

Easily done.

timing
soft landing pad
correct landing posture
ability to see truck coming

DoDGe · Post by **DoDGe** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 4:15 pm

yeah, it is all easy, just timing is vital - might kill you though

... it would probably be easier if u knew the driver and the road was clear though...

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 3:04 am

Yeah trust in your crew is important , along with some sort of testing first and i stress that timing here is VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!!

DoDGe · Post by **DoDGe** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 7:32 pm

heh, its funny cos its true

2nd_Recon · Post by **2nd_Recon** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:42 pm

if that thing is going freeway speed, or even residential, you'd have a very small window to actually jump

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:59 pm

I would do that effect with a cam trick. See guy "Jumping" the cut to Guy landing in the truck. And possably have a SFX of the falling. Probably much safer as well.

2nd_Recon · Post by **2nd_Recon** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 5:02 pm

probably, except he'd still have to jump off a bridge. It's still a good Idea, but it raises some difficulties

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 5:18 pm

Have an istablishing shoot him on bridge, then a close up, where we don't see much bridge, istabishing shoot truck, cut back to close this is also the angle where we see him fall, just out of the shoot. Hear scream. Cut to him in truck.

2nd_Recon · Post by **2nd_Recon** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 5:24 pm

Sweet. I'll have to try that sometimes

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 5:28 pm

Thats what I would do. The cut and strange angle is the friend of low budget film makers. Remember don't show the audeance everything. Just imply that it is there and they will fill in the visual themselves.

2nd_Recon · Post by **2nd_Recon** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:18 am

They will fill it in much better than we could do for real

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:33 am

In this section we only consider the real

2nd_Recon · Post by **2nd_Recon** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:43 am

Our audience is real (Hopefully) And their immaginations are real

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 2:43 pm

Nope, we're all just virtual creations, like a box of fruit loops or tasty wheat or someting! (I wasn't paying attention at that moment - I had just spilled my cola over this woman's blouse!)

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 3:40 pm

I thought we were focusing on the real, and how to make it appere real, because physical effects are just smoke and mirrors. Talking about how to make people think it is real is very important here. since the special effects thred is full of how do I blow this up, and how do I CGI this shoot.

2nd_Recon · Post by **2nd_Recon** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 6:08 pm

All I'm saying is that if we do a shot right, but we do it like foxwood said, as in, using multiple shots, then the audience will fill in the blanks with there minds

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 6:31 pm

Right.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 7:40 am

No CG here:P

film fanatic · Post by **film fanatic** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 11:24 am

i would give the impression i was going to jump off the bridge, cutaway to a model prop of me falling, and do the landing part by standing on the hay and jumping and doing a belly flop! i use this technique in jumping out of windows!

[Edited on 8-8-2003 by film fanatic]

Theshapecool · Post by **Theshapecool** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:23 pm

Stunts are a good way to keep in shape, Ive been practising for about 3 years now and its been a good time. Looks very good on camera aswell. I am considering going into professional trainig/work as a stuntman, but we'll see. I've done plenty of high risk Stunts for various projects and its a great way of bulking up your movie. I've dont car hits, fire, high falls, stair falls and basic fight scenes, its all good. Utility stunts are a good way of getting into it at a slower pace. (yes this in another thread,but i think i got it in the wrong one)

Spike_P_2 · Post by **Spike_P_2** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:29 pm

with my film i have to imply a lot of the violence because some of the effects would be hard to do on their own

Theshapecool · Post by **Theshapecool** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:55 pm

Well violence is a good film filler, even if it tends to be a little bland at times,but if you keep coming up with new ways,thats all good. And of course some of the best violence in films is off camera or 'implied',should be good.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:15 am

the same as some of the best horror