Sure, there’s CGI, but when it comes to movies like “Ferrari,” much of what you see consists of real cars, with real drivers, doing extraordinary things. Who’s the man behind all those car stunts? Robert Nagle, the Academy Award winner who served as the film’s stunt co…
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I'm eager to see this one.
Colin Wood said:
I'm eager to see this one.
Be creative, live a fun life and don't be a shiny happy person.
Yeah mad respect for stunt drivers from this end, too. The level of multitasking and combination of skills is just constantly astounding. Every driver needs to not only think like a driver and execute the moves, but also to think like a director and a DP to make sure those moves get properly captured by the cameras. Moving takes are probably some of the most expensive and complex parts of any film like this, so every time that whole massive crew has to reset it's costing six figures or more.
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
Here's an interesting rule of thumb for filmmaking. A day's worth of filming (which runs around 10 hours) equates to about a minute making it into the final cut. Who says making movies is easy?
J.A. Ackley said:
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
A day's worth of filming (which runs around 10 hours) equates to about a minute making it into the final cut. Who says making movies is easy?
Exactly. It's amazing that any movie ever gets finished. Making a movie is a massive undertaking.