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Stunt Performer CareersResume Sample » Career Guide » Performing Arts Broadcast And Media Careers » Stunt Performer CareersWork Environment: Stunt performers take the place of actors when screenplay demands anything dangerous to be performed on TV/film set. To perform stunts efficiently, they'd utilize highly developed sporting and physical skills, like:
It'd be stunt performer's job to put up and perform stunts, generally under direction of stunt-coordinator. Being a stunt performer, you'd have to cautiously plan out every aspect of stunt with production team, ensuring that every thing is secure and filming is not disturbed. Health and safety is extremely essential as job could be hazardous, thus you'd have to do risk evaluation and finish detailed paper work before performing every stunt. Qualification, Education and Experience: Your age should be minimum eighteen, to be a stunt performer. You do not necessitate educational qualifications. Though, you'd require qualifications and high level abilities into some sports. To be admitted into JISC (Joint Industry-Stunt Committee) Stunt-Register as an associate, you should be capable to demonstrate that you've experience of minimum 1 year and qualifications into at least 6 sports from given categories:
Sporting-qualifications should be of higher standard, e.g. brown-belt in martial arts. You'd necessitate minimum 2 years to get to needed standard into selected sporting fields. Few sports organizations arrange sessions of training to assist their associates achieve JISC standards. You might also discover it helpful to develop experience at television and film sets working as extra. Training Details: Being an associate of JISC register you'd improve your abilities at the work under direction of a stunt-coordinator. You should be an associate for minimum 3 years before reaching standards required to advance to Intermediate Stunt-Performer which indicates you could do solo stunts. There are no formal training schools/programs, though few private stunt-schools provide short training courses into skills, such as stunt driving and stage combat. These training courses could be helpful for getting experience, although would not be allowed for member-ship of JISC. Once you've achieved needed standards, you could work as a stunt action coordinator after getting work experience of minimum 2 years as an intermediate stunt performer. You should maintain skills and health all through your career. Skills and knowledge:
Salary and Other Benefits: Most of the stunt performers work on freelance basis and paid with fee for every work. Working Conditions: Hours of working could be unsocial and irregular based on schedules of filming. Working-days at set could be long, though you might employ much of working time putting up stunts. This job can be outdoor locations or within studios based on screenplay. Few stunts might necessitate you to employ long time into uncomfortable circumstances, like in-heat or underwater. You'd put on helmets, protective outfits or harnesses for few stunts. You can voyage to locations and studios throughout country and overseas. and you might employ long-periods away from house. Different Opportunities: Generally, you'd be self employed and work on short term agreements for every production. It's common to obtain work by contacts and networking. Few openings night be publicized by publication, like The Stage. If experienced, you can be a stunt coordinator/arranger. |
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