If you ’re a stunt role player , I hope your pillow is always cold .
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We’ve seenViola Davisin many powerful roles from Annalise Keating inHow To Get Away With MurdertoThe Woman King’s Nansica. Now, she’s taking on the challenge as ~leader of the free world~ — President Danielle Sutton — in her latest film,G20.
In the world of remakes and reboots,G20adds to the classic action movie genre and cements Davis' status as an undeniable badass. You’ll see her engaging in hand-to-hand combat and gun fights — and that’s just in the trailer:
Shooting the movie at 58-years-old, Davis stressed that she wanted to look like she could actually take the bad guysDOWN. Producer Julius Tennon shared more about the “intense training” that Viola went through to prepare for the role — including boxing and multiple martial arts.
To see if I could possess one minuscule fraction of Viola Davis' unlimited aura, I volunteered myself for a stunt training day in celebration of the film’s launch.
Spoiler alert , I could never be her , BUT I did find out a lot about what it take to be an actor — more specifically , AN ACTION STAR ! Here ’s what I pick up from my day on set :
1.First things first, doing fight scenes is like doing a choreographed dance!
2.The camera and your scene partner’s reaction creates a lot of the magic — especially as a newbie. Like this:
3.But they can only do so much if you’re not a great actor and forget the choreography.
4.Leading to my next point: the adrenaline of being in a fake ‘fight-or-flight’ scenario can sometimes lead you to forget your sequences — no matter how many times you run through it before the director yells “ACTION!”. Here you can see me stalling because I forget the steps:
5.“Slower is better”, according to the stunt coordinator on set.
Going slow allow the television camera to conquer big movements and response that can be sped up in post . You ’ll also have more thinking time to get the choreography right-hand ! ( I did not borrow this approach AHAHA ) .
6.No matter how you mess up, improvise and keep going until you hear “CUT!” — you might come up with something great.
7.Your face acting is just as important as your body language. Lock in and remember what the scene’s about, so you can put that expression on your face.
8.Creating the sense of urgency that a rescue operation would have in real life is not as easy on set, because the atmosphere is calculated and clinical.
There ’s very small ambient noise to make the atmosphere of a tantrum . So , you ’re proceed through the sequence in quiet — barricade other histrion and yourself say your blood line .
9.There’s a lot of red tape around the use of firearms or props that resemble firearms/weapons in film.
These vary from state to country in Australia and in some states you could not expend live round of golf on film exercise set . During the stunt training day , we used wooden prop handguns .
10.You may have a height requirement in your dating life, but when it comes to acting, shorter feels like it’s better!
11.Knowing exactly where the props and safety mats are on set is just as important as memorising your choreo.
Walking through and halt the tantrum before you actually start moving at a gamy gait is very important . You need to know where to run to and the potential hazards to void any injury or accidents on set . You might not notice ground level blockage .
12.But still, you can be as careful as you want and you’ll still fall on your ass.
13.Your body is going hurt afterwards.
Doing the same thing on repeat and in explosive bursts advertise your body to limits you might not be used to . Fitness is very necessary .
14.Observe the proper way to hold and move with things in your hand.
15.There’s an art to falling down stairs!
During the training I postulate the stunt team , " How do action stars fall down the step ? " . They pronounce " Over and over again , with a circumstances of bruise and perhaps unwrap bones . "
16.Working on set might take away the illusion of watching your favourite action films.
Will I ever keep an eye on my favourite movies the same manner ever again ? possibly not — I ’ll be too busy think about how they choreograph the fight scenes .
17.And finally, the excitement and intensity of a day working on set will make you want to do it over and over again (and perhaps even consider a career change).
I don’t even want to begin to think about how many times Viola Davis practiced herG20stunts…
Let ’s just bequeath the playacting to the player .
G20starring Viola Davis is now streaming onPrime Video.
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