Throughout film history, one of the fundamental fantasies portrayed on screen has been the kind of physical action few of us could ever experience in real life. The image of an 'every man' engaged in hand-to-hand, mortal combat, defending his family or even the world population against an overwhelming and malevolent force, speaks to our most primal instincts and thus became a mainstay of movie entertainment. In order to translate these deep-seated fantasies to the screen, filmmakers have been developing special skills and crafts for over 100 years. It is these skills that make 'movie magic' and have allowed audiences to take part in the primal hopes and fears we all possess. Movie Stunts & Special Effects: A Comprehensive Guide to Planning and Execution is designed to inform filmmakers on how to plan for and utilize these crafts by engaging and empowering filmmakers to better communicate with stunts and effects practitioners, and thereby enabling them to more fully realize their vision. Director/Producer Andrew Lane surveys fights, use of weapons, cars and vehicles, falls, the use of pyrotechnics, atmospheric effects, bullet hits, wounds and blood, among many other categories. Factors such as cost, time to implement, safety accommodations, and assessing the competence of those employed to plan and execute stunts and special effects are numerous and very specific.
Each topic in Movie Stunts & Special Effects is examined using narrative explanations and extensive interviews with world-renowned experts. Various stunts and special effects are explored in the context of how they are best captured by a camera and then editorially constituted in the final product.
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Movie Stunts & Special Effects
A Comprehensive Guide to Planning and Execution
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Index
Alamo (IMAX) 214
Alien: Resurrection 230
animatic(s) 56, 72, 117, 131, 150, 154
defined 136
see also storyboards; previz
armorer 26, 148, 171, 184, 185, 187–96, 198, 234
art department 34, 100, 155, 219–20, 222–3, 226–31, 234–5
see also production design
Astaire, Fred 204
atmospheric conditions/effects 2, 18–19, 43
see also dust storms; fire; fog; rain; snow; weather; wind
Avildsen, John 47
Babe Ruth Story, The 245
Badham, John 72, 154, 264
on being a collaborative director 141
on Bird on a Wire 75–6
on Blue Thunder 168
on importance of stunt coordinator 5, 57, 71, 148
on the live stunt vs CGI 111
on safety/ethical responsibilities of director 60, 144, 146, 166, 168
on Stakeout 78–9, 153
on storyboarding 136, 151
on stunt doubles and Nikita (TV series) 73
Banderas, Antonio 259
basketball 237, 247, 250, 251, 252, 261
Bay, Michael 116
Ben Hur 14
Bendix, William 245
Berenger, Tom 240–1
blanks 185–6, 189–91, 193, 196, 219
see also firearms
blood/blood hits 18, 21, 23–4, 176, 195–6, 206
blue screen 232
Blue Thunder 168
bombs 29–30, 61
Book of Eli, The 231
Boomtown 60–1
Bourne series 9, 67, 73, 132, 140, 175
boxing, see fights
Boyd, Stephen 14
Bradley, Dan 67, 72, 80, 265
on Bourne movies 9...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- What Is a Stunt?
- A Little Stunt History
- Training and Background
- Special Effects
- The Responsibility of a Safe Set
- Beyond Fire, Bullets, and Explosions
- Fights
- How Do You Find and Hire Your Stunt Coordinator?
- Stunt Doubles
- Compensation and Adjustments
- Safety
- Insurance
- Completion Bonds
- Falls
- Editorial
- Storyboards and Previz
- Cars and Vehicles
- Precision Driving
- The Director’s Process
- Ethical Responsibilities of a Director
- Second Units
- Martial Arts
- Firearms
- Swords and Knives
- Horses and Livestock
- Production Design
- Sports
- List of Authorities Quoted in the Book
- Index
- Imprint
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