{"id":39377,"date":"2013-09-17T16:30:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T09:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-do-i-become-a-stuntperson\/"},"modified":"2017-01-01T05:23:36","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T22:23:36","slug":"how-do-i-become-a-stuntperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-do-i-become-a-stuntperson\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I become \u2026 a stuntperson"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLee Millham risks his life for a living. Getting shot and crashing cars in concrete barriers is all part of the terrainBy rights, Lee Millham should not be alive: he’s tumbled from windows, crashed cars, steered a runaway tank and been frequently shot. And while, a complexity of cables, harnesses and scientific vests give him a sporting chance of survival, each new adventure risks nemesis. Almost 20 years into his career as a film and TV stuntman, Millham, 34, still admits to butterflies before every new manoeuvre: “Not because I’m scared, but because often there’s only one take and I’m worried I won’t get it right.”Stuntpeople are the hidden heroes of cinema. When James Bond hurtles from a plane hatch or Harry Potter flees death eaters on a magical motorbike, it’s the stars who reap the glory. The people behind the films’ highlights are mere names some way down the closing credits. Nonetheless, it’s a highly coveted, highly addictive career, and jobs can be hard to come by due to the surprisingly high number of people willing to fling themselves into mortal danger. Millham is fortunate; he left school at 16 and went straight on to the set of Mission Impossible where a family friend was the stunt co-ordinator. Since completing his training, he’s appeared in 45 films and TV shows including The Dark Knight Rises and five of the Harry Potter titles. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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