I stumbled upon a great article on the reasons why Arrow is superior to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (and yes it does go beyond the annoyance of having to type all of those periods). I particularly loved point 2.... check it out: "2) Arrow has superior action Whatever the show pays stunt coordinator James Bamford, it’s... Continue Reading →
Arrow stunts… would the actors train if they weren’t performing stunts?
I happened upon the following Tumblr post regarding Sara/Caity & Laurel/Katie, stunts and Black Canary. Since Sara made her impressive entrance in Season 2 of Arrow as Canary there has been much fan speculation & debate which character would ultimately take on the iconic role - Laurel or Sara. The individual actresses stunt capabilities often... Continue Reading →
Vote for your favourite Arrow stunt video
The Arrow Stunt webseries has been a fantastic edition to the show. I enjoy seeing what goes into the choreography and why certain decisions are made and how they are shot. While we wait to see the awesome stunts James and the team have in store for the remainder of Season 2, let's take a... Continue Reading →
It’s Christmas! Two stunt videos and a podcast
With the Arrow production on holidays and the next episode of Arrow not due to air until January 15 you'd be forgiven for thinking there would be no Arrow news, but you'd be wrong. This week we've been treated to the release of two videos from the popular Stunt Series and the Quiver podcast with... Continue Reading →
10 things you may not know about Arrow
In honour of Arrow day I made the following infographic for James. Enjoy! If there any factual errors please let me know and I'll update. Click to enlarge
The Canary Fight kicks ass!
I was only wondering yesterday what had become of the stunt video series that was so popular during season one. Well wonder no more, 'cos it's back! The first featurette uploaded is The Canary Fight from Arrow Episode 201 City of Heroes. Arrow Stunt Co-ordinator/Fight Choreographer James Bamford said the scene in the show was... Continue Reading →
Fight school/stunt school: best featurette on the Season 1 DVD
I am a massive fan of Special Features on DVD. I enjoy learning about the filming process, particularly stunts. I've been spoiled over the years with the superb Stargate featurettes by Ivon Bartok so I was stoked to hear there was a stunt featurette on the Arrow season 1 DVD. Let me assure you the... Continue Reading →
An interview with Arrow Fight Co-ordinator James Bamford
Last year I helped out a follower who wanted to interview James for his website by suggesting the style and depth of questions with some questions of my own. He liked them so much he used my questions as the basis of the interview. I guess that's flattering. Anyhoo with less than two weeks before... Continue Reading →
4 Arrow stunt noms at the UBCP/ACTRA awards… woohoo! congrats!
Congratulations to the Arrow stunt team who were nominated at the UBCP/ACTRA awards. UBCP is the Union of British Columbia Performers. The nominations were: Best Stunt: Simon Burnett – Arrow – The Undertaking Simon Burnett – Arrow – Salvation Colby Chartrand – True Justice – Dead Drop 2 Cassandra Ebner – Arrow – Unfinished Business... Continue Reading →
