STUNT ACTION CAMP

LET’S TALK STUNTS!

When watching your favorite movie or tv show, do you ever stop and wonder what it means to be a stunt performer? What does it take to be an action actor?

In this three day stunt action intensive, you will begin to learn the basic techniques of fighting on film, and most importantly how to keep yourself safe while performing your own action! The intensive will conclude with what it takes to actually perform in a stunt sequence. Techniques include how to properly fall down, throw a punch, and more when the cameras are rolling.

DAY 1

LEARN HOW TO FIGHT

– Different ways to fall: back, sit, side, front
– Fight techniques: pushing, slaps, punches, hair pulls, kicks
– Camera angles

DAY 2

CHOREOGRAPH THE SCENE

– Review falls
– Rolls
– Reaction work
– Choreograph a fight scene

DAY 3

FILM A STUNT SEQUENCE

– Review content from the first few days – falls, rolls and reactions!
– Fight rehearsal
– Film a live stunt sequence

During the last two hours on Day 3, we will invite family to observe the live filming process. Q&A to follow filming, pending time constraints.

NOTE: All techniques listed are examples of techniques that may be taught. More or less specific techniques may be taught due to time and safety, at the instructor’s discretion.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS

SAMANTHA J MCDONALD

INSTRUCTOR

Samantha J McDonald is an Atlanta local SAG-AFTRA Stunt woman. You can catch Samantha on shows such as The Walking Dead, NBC’s Good Girls and Miracle Workers. Sam is also a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). For over ten years Samantha has been studying, performing, choreographing, and teaching the art of sword fighting and staged combat all around the US in different capacities.

JESSICA ERIN BENNETT