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Showing posts with label Stunts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stunts. Show all posts

Thursday, August 27, 2026

‘Lanterns’ Stunt Coordinator Breaks Down Episode 2's Highway Chase

www.forbes.com: Lanterns episode 2, “Trust Fall,” sees John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) attempt to escape alien captors on the highway while maintaining custody of Hal’s (Kyle Chandler) lantern and trying to keep his conjured bird alive.

Friday, March 06, 2026

Actor Awards' Stunt Ensemble Categories Announce Performance Nominees

variety.com: The Annual Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA has announced the complete list of stunt performers and coordinators nominated for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in motion pictures and television series.

Friday, September 11, 2020

David Blaine's Ascension Stunt captivated a live-streaming audience

www.taittowers.com: Inspired by his childhood dream of flying and his aspirations to do a beautiful stunt for his daughter, David Blaine partnered with a team of subject matter experts including Skydiving Expert, Luke Aikins, Meteorologist, Don Day, Balloon Aviation Expert, Burt Padelt, Aerospace Engineer, Art Thompson, Production Company, Done+Dusted, and Performer Flying Experts from TAIT, to stun YouTube’s live-streaming audience with his most ambitious stunt yet – Ascension.

Friday, September 04, 2020

David Blaine Flies Up and Away with 'The Ascension'

mymodernmet.com: Eight years after his last public stunt, American illusionist David Blaine completed yet another stunning spectacle with The Ascension. Streamed live on YouTube, the performance saw Blaine get carried up and away by 52 helium balloons. After reaching an incredible altitude of 24,900 feet, he then parachuted back to Earth.

Monday, July 27, 2020

Bourne Stuntacular | a new adventure at Universal Orlando

blooloop: Blooloop spoke to Deborah Buynak, Vice President of Entertainment for Universal Orlando Resort, who worked on The Bourne Stuntacular for over three years, from start to finish. She talks about the experience of creating an exciting new attraction, working with live stunt performers and how guests have reacted so far.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Interview with Carl Ciarfalio - Stunt Coordinating

Nevada Film Office: We all enjoy watching films and consuming content, but making that content can be dangerous. Check out our interview with stunt coordinator Carl Ciarfalio about his experience in the business, what can go wrong, and what to do to make sure things go right.

Monday, September 16, 2019

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter producers sued after stuntwoman injured

www.syfy.com: The Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson Resident Evil films have been the longest-running and most financially successful video game movies, with the 16-year franchise surpassing $1.23B at the box office. However, a new lawsuit from a stunt performer from the latest entry says that these relatively inexpensive films didn't invest in safety — which has had a devastating impact on her life and those of others.

Friday, September 13, 2019

‘Resident Evil’ Stuntwoman Files Suit Over Motorcycle Crash

Variety: A stuntwoman who suffered severe injuries on the set of “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” in 2015 has filed a lawsuit alleging that the film’s producers reneged on a promise to cover her medical costs.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Hollywood stuntwoman gives us step-by-step look at how she performs her amazing stunts

Boing Boing: Stuntwoman Alicia Vela-Bailey has performed all the hard stuff for tons of blockbusters, including Underworld: Awakening, Total Recall, Wonder Woman, Avatar, Interstellar, Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, Ender's Game, and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Here's a fascinating video where Vela-Bailey shows us, blow-by-blow, with diagrams laid over video replays, how she executed her stunts. She's awesome.

Friday, September 21, 2018

What's it like being a 'Stuntman'? Eddie Braun doc gives insider look

www.usatoday.com: It’s a stunt performer’s job to bolster an actor’s performance, add pizzazz to an explosion, dramatize a fall. As Eddie Braun says in the first line of his documentary “Stuntman,” which premieres Sunday at Los Angeles Film Festival, “I’m the face you never see.”

Until now.