Steven Davis is a stuntman and stunt choreographer who has been involved in many films such as The Hobbit Trilogy, Ghost In A Shell, Warrior and more.....
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Safety Is Very Important As A Stuntman/Alec Baldwin Shooting Failure
02:32 - Learning How To Fall/Skills Involved To Be A Stuntman
04:03 - How To Fall/Padding A Set
06:44 - Injuries Are Part Of The Job
08:53 - Most Common Bones That Get Broken From Stunts
09:59 - Doing Stunt Choreography/Pre-Visualisation
13:04 - Choreographing To Lessen Cuts/Editor Can Screw Up Action Cuts
16:00 - Pre Visualisation Outline For Warrior
19:28 - Restraint For Fight Choreography/The Camera Is A Character
21:50 - Critiquing Bad Fight Choreography When Watching Films
23:14 - Steven Loves Avengers:Endgame/Big Blockbuster Films Done Right
24:35 - Working On Films Knowing That They Would Be Bad/Mediocre Scripts Elevated By Actors
28:06 - Working On The Hobbit Was Bad/Actual Stunts Being Replaced By VFX
29:04 - How Gollum/Bilbo Scene Was Originally Choreographed
32:22 - Steven Choreographed Lee Pace’s(Thranduil) Fight Scenes In The Hobbit
33:37 - Steven’s Stunt Scenes Being Cut From The Hobbit/What Scenes Steven Choreographed
36:25 - Showreels/Most Of Stevens Work Comes Via Recommendations
37:08 - Stuntmen Are Technically Cast & Crew
37:54 - Don’t Post Any Behind The Scenes Of The Work Ever
40:45 - Film Stunts Are A Magic Trick
43:10 - Actors That Have Asked To Been Rough With Them/Steven Likes Getting Body Shots
44:13 - Steven Smashed His Face On The Hobbit/Try To Avoid Hurting Actors
46:05 - Steven’s Fitness Regime & Diet
48:04 - Being Vegetarian/Some Countries Its Hard To Be Vegetarian
50:08 - Being Shredded For The 2014 Industrial Athletic Hawkes Bay Open
52:16 - Stripping Body Fat For Film/Film Makes You Look Bigger
54:04 - Hitz International/Difficulties Of Stunt Work In NZ
58:40 - Working On Cowboy Bebop
59:32 - 2020 Was Pretty Slow For Stunt Work/Hitz Has Provided Steven Plenty Of Work
1:01:04 - NZ Pays Stuntpeople Low Wages/Stuntpeople In NZ Are Struggling
1:03:33 - Where To Follow Steven Davis/Cowboy Bebop/Interceptor/Netflix
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