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A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat, performed for artistic purposes in theatre or cinema. Stunts are a big part of many action movies. Before CGI special effects, there was no way of achieving these effects, except by using stunt performers who really would jump from car to car or hang from the edge of a skyscraper.
One of the most-frequently used practical stunt is fake fighting. It is still in use today. Rather than hitting someone with a heavy blow, the two actors would stand a little farther away from each other. With the careful placement of the movie camera, one can hardly tell if the actor was actually hitting another actor or not.
A physical stunt is usually performed with help of mechanics. For example, if the plot requires the hero to jump to a high place, the film crew could put the actor in a special harness, and use piano wire to pull him up. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ( 2000) is a kung-fu movie that was heavily relied on wire stunts.
Vehicular stunts usually require extensive training at a stunt driving school or a private instructor if it's not an automobile. Automotive stunts are usually employed recklessly in movies involving crashes which ensue an explosion. Please see the following articles for inward stunts.
In the late 20th century, though, stunt men were placed in dangerous situations less and less as filmmakers turned to relatively inexpensive (and much safer) computer graphicsComputer graphics (CG) is the field of visual computing, where one utilizes computers both to generate visual images synthetically and to integrate or alter visual and spatial information sampled from the real world. The first major advance in computer gr effects using harnesses, fans, blue- or green screenThis article is about bluescreen compositing, a special effects technique. For the Windows error message, see Blue screen of death. Bluescreen is the film technique of shooting foreground action against an even-lighted blue background, which is then replas, and a huge array of other devices and digital effects. The MatrixThis article is about the film The Matrix, for other usages of the term, see Matrix. The Matrix is a film first released in the USA on March 31, 1999, written and directed by the Wachowski brothers (Andy and Larry). It stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishbur ( 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep) is a hit action movie that used CGI stunts extensively.
In the early days of cinema, some actors such as Buster KeatonJoseph Francis "Buster" Keaton ( October 4, 1895 February 1, 1966) was a popular and influential American silent-film comic actor and filmmaker. His trademark was physical comedy while keeping a deadpan expression on his face at all times, which earned hi and Charles Chaplin did most of their own physical stunts. However, as these performances were usually very dangerous and many movie starA movie star is a celebrity who is well known for his or her starring, or leading, roles in motion pictures. In the days of early silents the names of the actors and actresses appearing in movies were not publicized or credited. Some of these performers hs were not so athletic, filmmakers and insurance companies turned to hiring stunt actor s to do the stunts.
Most action actor s today use stunt doubles, though some of them do a few of their own stunts to please movie fans. One famous exception to the rule of diminishing stuntwork has been Jackie Chan from Hong Kong, although he has recently admitted to using digitized effects in his movies. Phanom Yeerum, an actor who is highly skilled in Muay Thai, also does all his stunts without assistance.
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