Spotlight on Stunt Work
I recently recorded a guest spot on the GeekSweat movie review and news podcast for a segment asking whether it is time the Academy Awards added a stunts category. It was a relatively brief slot that involved me speaking with two co-hosts and many of the notes I had prepared became redundant. It's not an area of film production I've delved into much before, but I am concerned about safety on sets, particularly as I have begun to learn more about the production process through speaking to practitioners for Audiovisual Cultures and listening to The Delta Flyers . Here I've typed up my notes for the recording, which I hope will be of interest to anyone else keen to learn more about what production entails and the implications of prize culture. Stunt work being snubbed by the Academy Awards and other prestigious film and television awards ceremonies is a question of acknowledgement and it is telling that the stunt community in Hollywood has established their own body to redre...