Stunts

In my short film the main character is attacked by the Assailant in his house. The attack itself is a figure spearing the main character into the room, the door slamming closed and the lights going out. This involves the main character being slammed into by the Assailant at a very fast pace. I wanted it to look as realistic as possible so I had my actors just perform the stunt as it would have been in a real situation. This would involve both of the actors crashing to the ground violently and could potentially lead to serious injury for either of the actors.

Therefore I laid out a bed mattress as a make-shift crash matt to cushion the fall of the actors and prevent injury. This meant that the actors could perform their stunt knowing that they were going to fall onto something soft, which in turn gave for slightly more realism because the actors are in the right mental state to perform the without hesitation, meaning the biggest impact possible was achieved, whilst preventing any serious injury.