| British Stuntmen is someone that performs | | | | related to daily activities. Work, intertribal relations, |
| deadly stunts, regularly as a career. | | | | and religious sacrifices all had their own |
| These stunts are often rigged in order that they | | | | corresponding acrobatic movements as the art |
| look perilous while still having safety features, but | | | | developed alongside music, song, and dance. |
| frequently they are as deadly as they appear to | | | | Acrobatics has maintained its standing as a |
| be. There is an inherent risk in the performance | | | | spectacular bodily art ; complex gymnastic feats |
| of all stunt work in film, TV and stage work. | | | | are now regularly performed with apparatus like |
| Adventurer performers are distinct from stunt | | | | balls, unicycles, trampolines, tightropes, and |
| performers and stunt doubles, as they perform | | | | trapezes. |
| their stunts only for the sake of the stunt itself, | | | | Acrobatics |
| regularly before an audience for their | | | | Art of jumping, tumbling, and balancing. The art is |
| entertainment and personal monetary gain for the | | | | of traditional origin ; acrobats performed leaps, |
| event, while a stunt performer, or stunt double | | | | somersaults, and vaults at Egyptian and Greek |
| typically performs stunts reserved for use in a | | | | events. Acrobatic feats were featured in |
| motion photographs or dramatized TV ( although | | | | thecommedia dell'arte theatre in Europe and in |
| one person could definitely be both, as was the | | | | jingxi ('Peking opera' ) in China. The later use of |
| case with Harry Houdini, Jackie Chan, Tony Jaaand | | | | apparatuses like poles, tightropes, and flying |
| others ). Stunt performers and stunt doubles are | | | | trapezes made acrobatics a major attraction |
| usually talented at performing physical action in | | | | incircus performances. Its popularity increased in |
| personality for film and television. | | | | the 20th century with such performers as the |
| A stunt double is a sort of body double, | | | | Flying Wallendas ( see Karl Wallenda ) . |
| specifically a skilled replacement used for deadly | | | | Traditionally, acrobatic skills were kept within |
| film or video sequences, inmovies and TV ( like | | | | families and passed from oldsters to youngsters. |
| jumping out of a building, jumping from automobile | | | | This is still true particularly among family circus |
| to automobile, or other similar actions ), and for | | | | groups nowadays. However, most acrobats are |
| other sophisticated stunts ( particularly fight | | | | now taught by larger scale education systems, as |
| scenes ). Stunt doubles might be used in situations | | | | circuses are now made of many more |
| where an actor's physical condition precludes a | | | | professionals than they used to be. Many schools |
| great amount of physical activity, or when an | | | | specializing in acrobatics art are providing a steady |
| actor is contractually taboo from performing | | | | resource of acrobatic artists. Some of these |
| stunts. Stunt doubles are often referred to | | | | schools are independently operated, and some are |
| as'stunties.' | | | | supported and affiliated to circuses. |
| The terms stunt double and body double might be | | | | A stunt performer or stuntman is someone that |
| used equivalently for cases where special talents | | | | performs dangerous stunts, regularly as a career. |
| are needed, such as dancing, playing the piano, or | | | | These stunts are often rigged so that they look |
| competitive skiing. Stunt doubles should be | | | | dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, |
| distinguished fromstunt performers, who perform | | | | but frequently they are as dangerous as they |
| stunts for the sake of the stunt alone, regularly | | | | appear to be. There is an inherent risk in the |
| as a career. | | | | performance of all stunt work in film, TV and |
| Many stunt doubles have cheerful and long | | | | stage work. Adventurer performers are distinct |
| production careers as part of a star actor's | | | | from stunt performers and stunt doubles, as they |
| contractual'support crew' together with the star's | | | | perform their stunts only for the sake of the |
| cooks, trainers, dressers, assistants. Stunt doubles | | | | stunt itself, regularly before an audience for their |
| for Eddie Murphy, John Wayne, Harrison Ford, | | | | entertainment and personal monetary gain for the |
| Steve Martin and Michael Landon have been | | | | event, while a stunt performer, or stunt double |
| related to their lead actors for decades. | | | | typically performs stunts meant for use in a |
| 'Stunt double' is not the exclusive province of | | | | motion footage or dramatized TV ( although one |
| humans ; several dog actors are used as doubles, | | | | person could definitely be both, as was the case |
| for example Enzo was the stunt double for his | | | | with Harry Houdini, Jackie Chan, Tony Jaaand |
| aging sire Moose on the comedy Frasier.Soccer, | | | | others ). Stunt performers and stunt doubles are |
| the dog who portrayed Wishbone, allegedly hated | | | | often talented at performing physical action in |
| swimming and so had stunt doubles. | | | | personality for film and television. |
| Circus Acrobatics | | | | A stunt double is a type of body double, in |
| A show of spectacular virtuosic ability and agility | | | | particular a skilled replacement used for deadly |
| acrobatics. The gymnastic moves | | | | film or video sequences, inmovies and TV ( like |
| The specialised art of jumping, tumbling, and | | | | leaping out of a building, jumping from vehicle to |
| balancing, requiring agility and skilful control of the | | | | vehicle, or other similar actions ), and for other |
| body. The word derives from the Greek | | | | sophisticated stunts ( particularly fight scenes ). |
| akrobatos, which may be translated 'walking on | | | | Stunt doubles might be used in circumstances |
| tiptoe', but which means 'to go to the highest | | | | where an actor's physical condition precludes a |
| point' ( akros : highest ; batos, from the verb for | | | | great amount of physical activity, or when an |
| 'to go' ). While the etymology is Greek, the | | | | actor is contractually prohibited from performing |
| performing art of acrobatics has roots in ancient | | | | stunts. Stunt doubles are often called'stunties.' |
| Chinese culture, where it appeared in tribal rituals | | | | . |