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.....

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HITZ INTERNATIONAL - https://www.hitzinternational.com

STUNT GUILD OF NZ - https://stuntguildnz.com

#thehobbit #stunts #choreography

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

#113 - Steven Davis Interview (Stuntmen, Previs, The Hobbit, Choreography, Fitness, Hitz International etc.)

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#113 - Steven Davis Interview (Stuntmen, Previs, The Hobbit, Choreography, Fitness, Hitz International etc.)