Water cascaders conquer Many acts defying death On the set of Hollywood blockbusters, but are they trained to do everything?
In the last issue of US WeeklyA reader asked us if these people of stuntman could specialize in various tips – so we took the question directly to the expert Jénel Stevenswho took a screen for tastes Gabrielle Union, Queen Latifah And Viola Davis.
“Each of us, stunt artists, have our own unique aspects that we bring to the world of waterfalls,” explains Stevens We. “Many of us specialize in one or two things, but almost always, we are called to make a variety of waterfalls, including things that we may have never done before. Action is above all one of these areas that we have to venture into and out of the moment they need to fulfill a role that is very heavy with action. ”
According to Stevens, a stunt person can also “say that they do not want to do a certain blow.”
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“In fact, at the start of my career, I told myself that I would not have a motorcycle, that I would not make high falls or hits by car,” she recalls, noting that Another highly qualified individual should then be called in his place. “I have since obtained my motorcycle license and I made these three waterfalls on the camera.”
Cascaders, however, have no specific certifications in order to tackle a job.
“We take courses, however, which give us certifications that help our credibility in this area,” says Stevens, noting that she is also training in martial arts. “I mainly train … at Anderson’s Martial Arts Academy in New York. I am a Muay Thai Kru, I hold a purple belt to Jiu Jitsu, I am a black belt in the 3rd degree in Jeet Kune to do, to have a grade of yellow glove in Savate and to train in Silat as well as in Balintawak.
She too frequently training In gymnastics, swimming, skiing, shooting and driving, among others.
Stevens even took a 33 -foot swan dive on a yacht – while wearing snake skin boots! – After six hours of coaching.
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“I had never dive before and I was petrified about it at the time,” she reveals to We. “Fortunately, someone in the waterfall team gave me the coordinates to their diving coach and after six hours of teaching, I spent entering the pool saying:” There is no way to do so well on the camera that we only had to do it once. “
Stevens, who finds combat scenes his favorite cascade type,, Also gave us a look at its “unorthodox” preparation before each socket.
“I prepare as much as possible physically, but on the day, I tell myself that everything that is going on will be finished in two seconds,” she said. “So when they call the action, I’m just going to let my body do what he can do. My motivation in this industry is to overcome fear, and be able to move away from dangerous work, saying” I did “is so stimulating.”
Stevens then appears opposite Kerry Washington And Omar and In the next film Shadow force.
“Kerry and Omar are two of the nicest, warm and most authentic people you will ever meet, and share the screen with them was fun and inspiring, but above all an honor,” We. “Going into the actor space of it was very refreshing for me. I had started in this industry on the actor side and continued to train as such throughout my cascade career. ”
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