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Specially trained driver for driving shots, chases, drifts, and crashes — hits marks precisely, not just fast.
The Stunt Driver maneuvers vehicles on screen. The key is not speed, but repeatability: the same line, the same distance from the camera — ten times in a row.
What's Involved
- Precision Driving — passing the camera and actors down to the centimeter.
- Drifting, Handbrake Turns, Reversing as controlled maneuvers.
- Controlled Accidents — rollovers, impacts, collisions, with a prepared vehicle and ramp.
- Doubling — in the actor's makeup and costume, when the face is briefly visible.
Around the Drive
Every driving shot requires road closures, safety distances, agreed-upon escape routes, and a safety briefing. The vehicle is prepared: roll cage, harnesses, battery isolator, often a fire suppression system. A production vehicle without preparation cannot perform a stunt.
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