Hi! I don’t know anything about stunts, but my boyfriend wanted to be a stuntman when he was a kid, and for Christmas I thought it would be fun to get him some kind of lesson or immersive experience.

We are in Los Angeles, so there must be something, but I’m not sure where to start. Most of the options I found so far are for larger groups, like for corporate events, so they’re probably out of my budget. Other options seem like professional training courses.

Any ideas for locations? Or what I should ask for? Are there specific skills that might be fun to do for a beginner? Or might be possible to learn quickly?

It would be cool if it were something we could do together, but it’s also ok if it’s just him.

My ideal would be that season of The Amazing Race where they did stunts as a challenge, but that’s probably not widely available, lol. But something that feels like a unique experience.

We're almost a quarter of the way through this century and it's thrown up some fantastic entries in this great article from our friends at Den of Geek.

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-craziest-movie-stunts-of-the-21st-century/

Maybe less of a breakdown and more of a BTS but my friends worked on the show so we made this to hear more about the stunts. 'Fallout' Stunts Breakdown

I am currently watching “Beneath the Planet of the Apes” (1970) and noticed there are a lot of scenes where people are getting thrown off horses, having horses fall on them and what not. My question is how did the stuntmen not get injured as the horse fell on them ? Although I cannot find anything about present day practices, I am sure we have something in place in order to avoid injuries. I want to know how they did it before a safe, agreed upon method was introduced.

Hi all, I wanted to share out new podcast that premieres Friday.

Fights with Friends Podcast

What do you get when you mix movies, fights, friends and local beer? You get the FIGHTS WITH FRIENDS PODCAST! For decades, these battles of film knowledge have taken place on couches, in theaters, on bar stools and in the gym between (sometimes during) sparring sessions. Paul Varacchi and Stephen Koepfer are career martial artists, stuntmen and filmmakers who have never kept their opinions to themselves. With so many great fight films analyzed and dissected, and even more left untouched, Steve and Paul take to the airwaves with a guest each episode for a deep dive into a singular fight scene from a film or television show that will lead down a rabbit hole any fight and stunt nerd would go to the mat to be a part of.

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I am very honored to work with Larry Rosenthal each year to cut the Television Academy Stunt Memorial. Please take a few moments to watch and reflect on those on whose shoulders we stand or lost much to soon. This profession is better because these people were in it. We will miss you!

https://youtu.be/weAv0k3OFGg?feature=shared

I was watching this recently with my daughter and she asked how they do the shots where someone gets hit by an arrow/arrows. At this time I can’t see it being sfx, but they can’t have been wearing protective suits to take the impacts safely, can they? Anyone know?

Recently, I was involved in an action feature which was filmed in Los Angeles. During the shoot the director was kind enough to let me film behind the scenes. Below is a link to this video showing the experience of working on a super low budget film.

https://youtu.be/DTm0Pc0C1-g