Watching action movies is a great pastime for many people. People love the edge of their seat moments, such as car chases, big battles, and explosions. It is important that these scenes look as realistic as possible to keep it believable to the person watching. So, there are many secrets within the movie industry that go into making these major action scenes.
Stunt actors are the main secret that go into making action scenes as realistic as possible. Most actors are not equipped with the skills to pull off the stunts in the movie’s script. That is why stunt actors are used. They are highly trained professionals who perform all the risky stunts that are too dangerous for the actors. Stunt actors will work closely with the director and choreographer to ensure the stunts look perfect for the movie. Although stunt actors are highly trained, there is still a risk that they can be injured on the film set. That is why Film set medics are brought in on set, just in case anything should go wrong.
Fake explosions are also used when making a movie to create a sense of excitement. If special effects are used and edited into the movie, they may not look as realistic. This is why a lot of planning and preparation is used to implement realistic looking explosions. Special effects teams will use pyrotechnics and dust to recreate explosions. These will also be tested prior to being used on set, to make sure they are safe and look as realistic as possible.
Fake weapons are also used on film sets. Although guns on screen are not real, they will often be replicas made from plastic or rubber. The props team will spend a lot of time creating them to make sure they look as realistic as possible. When using other weapons, such as swords, replicas will be made and stunt actors will be trained how to use them, so they look believable to the audience.
In conclusion, the stunts seen in movies take a lot of preparation from many different teams, all to make the stunts seen in films as realistic as possible. So, the next time you witness a stunt scene in a movie, you will have a bit more insight into how that scene was made, and the precautions that would have been in place to film it.
