Usually an experienced stunt performer who is hired by a TV, Film or theatre director or Production company to arrange the casting and performance of potentially hazardous acts to be seen or recorded by a camera or viewed by a live audience. The Stunt Co-ordinator is also responsible for the safety of all the crew, including the stunt performer who he or she is supervising. In many cases the Stunt Coordinator helps budget and arrange the stunt sequence to suit the script and the Director's vision. A stunt performer is someone who performs dangerous stunts. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Production company refers to a company responsible for the physical production of a motion picture. ...
The man who oversees those stunts and makes sure they are done safely is Yves Cameron, and he was kind enough to take some time out of his schedule to talk with us about the work he does on Andromeda.
For instance, we have two stunt doubles acting out a fight sequence, and the actors are right beside those stunt people, looking at them, mimicking the action so that they learn all the motions.
When the episode is put together, the scene is intercut between the actors doing their own stunts and the stunt people.
This happens only when a production and or a stuntcoordinator is not able to find a suitable stunt person with the combination of skills and built that you (in this case you lucky stiff) only have.
Never, unless the stunt person in question is expecting your phone call or he gives you his phone number and permission to call.
When I first started, I was told that stuntcoordinators look for talented people, but they also look for those who can follow direction.