| Have you ever admired an actor for his intrepid | | | | Stunts are mostly associated to the film industry but |
| courage in those astonishing action scenes? Do not go | | | | they are also used in theatre and television |
| wrong because most of those impacting action | | | | productions. In the other hand, stunts are largely used in |
| moments are played by a stunt double, this is a person | | | | action films, although adventure, horror, and comedy |
| who resembles the actor physically but that it is | | | | movies, among other genres, can also take advantage |
| specially trained to make difficult or risky scenes. | | | | of stunts and technology. In addition, certainly it is |
| There is a common misconception when it comes to | | | | technology the main "actor" when it comes to stunts |
| stunts because the name stunt is applied to both the | | | | because those special effects are now so real if |
| person who performs a stunt and the stunt effects. | | | | compared with the stunts of decades ago. |
| Stunts are not only actions made in a dangerous | | | | Perhaps some of the movies and TV series where |
| context but also a series of special effects associated | | | | stunts were first seen are those associated with |
| to imagery sounds and effects that thanks to | | | | Martial Arts, being Bruce Lee one of the first |
| technology make you see a dinosaur walking in New | | | | actors-stunts of the era since he was enough trained |
| York like a real thing. | | | | to make his own dangerous scenes in The Green |
| Stunts are made using scale models and false | | | | Hornet TV series and in his Kung Fu films. Curiously, |
| perspective panoramas that take a real dimension | | | | many of those Martial Arts movies performed by |
| using the appropriate camera lens and special effects | | | | Chinese actor unknown in the Western world are truly |
| electronic devices that also produce the adequate | | | | gems of rudimentary stunt paraphernalia that make of |
| atmosphere in a film set or over the scale model, as in | | | | dramatic scenes an opportunity to laugh. |
| example the foggy and scaring moments in a horror | | | | UTube stunts video clips are an opportunity to enjoy |
| film. | | | | many action moments coming from all type of genre |
| Men and women with special skills, either natural or | | | | films and shows including martial arts UTube. Some |
| acquired, are called stunts, stunt double or stunt | | | | movies with memorable stunts moments include |
| women or man. These performers were often the | | | | Ben-Hur, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Papillon, |
| real stars under the shadow of an actor or actress | | | | James Bond's Live and Let Die, The Man with the |
| name, but following the premise to give credit where | | | | Golden Gun, and The Spy Who Loved Me, Hooper, |
| credit is due, film producers make sure to include the | | | | Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the |
| credit of the stunts that participate in their movies. | | | | Last Crusade, Romancing the Stone and many others. |