One of the things I love about all the old Jackie Chan movies is that they always include stunt outtakes in the credits. You can see how some things go wrong. Bloody nose here, broken foot there. Even the best of the best get hurt. I don’t think you’ll find a professional stuntperson who’s never broken a bone.
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Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Not that I am a stunt person, but as far as I know:
- training (there are ways to fall that are more controlled and less harmful)
- hidden safety gear (thick clothing, hidden protection)
- hidden set safety (fake floors that are soft, mattresses that are removed in post, etc)
- and finally, getting actually hurt, a lot… All stunt people get hurt often, it is an actually dangerous job
AnAmericanPotato@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m not a stunt person but I do a lot of dangerous stuff as a circus performer. Same for us, we’re always healing random shit. A lot of the time we end up injured when things go right, we just control the level of injury lol
passenger@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Deserves top comment spot! But I feel like speeding the material up is a major point you missed. It used to be comically apparent back in the days, but I am sure (with 0 proof) that they continue to do it so the stunt can be performed just a bit slower
someguy3@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This. And sound editing afterwards for crashes and blows adds a lot.