Stuntmen: Action in Film
How those breathtaking action shots are created
John Branagan, Stuntman and Stunt Coordinator
Ever wonder how stunt people perform those dangerous stunts safely? Spend 90 minutes with John Branagan, a stuntman and stunt coordinator with over 30 years of experience working with Hollywood’s top directors, actors and producers.
John will show clips from films illustrating various stunts and explain how the actors achieved them. He will cover topics like:
- How stunts develop from the script to the screen
- What it takes to perform a stunt safely.
- How filming stunts have changed over the years.
John is the winner of a 2008 Taurus World Stunt Award for Live Free or Die Hard. With over 100 films and television shows on his resume, John continues to work as a stuntman/stunt coordinator. Some of his latest credits include the feature film Searching starring Jon Cho, and the third season of the hit Amazon series Sneaky Pete, starring Giovanni Ribisi. He also works as a stunt/action consultant and has written, produced and directed three short films.
