So much praise coming through this week for the Arrow stunt team, in particular Fight Co-ordinator James Bamford and stunt doubles Atlin Mitchell (Black Canary), Simon Burnett (Green Arrow) and Melissa Jin (Red Arrow). The team fight sequence at the beginning of the episode featuring a wire gag delighted the fans. Congratulations to James and... Continue Reading →
More action gold! New Stunt series video
Almost as famous as Stephen Amell uttering "Facebook" is James Bamford's introduction to the stunt series... "The action scenes you see on screen are designed and rehearsed by our team of stunt professionals. We use stand-in props and a bit of imagination to help it all come together." I love it when he says that.... Continue Reading →
Go Team Arrow at the UBCP/Actra Awards
Arrow and Stunts Canada will be well represented tonight at the UBCP/ACTRA Awards, which recognises the talent in the British Columbia Film and Television industry. Of the 6 nominations in the Best Stunt category, 5 nominations are from the TV series Arrow and 4 nominations are for Stunts Canada members. It's no surprise as Arrow... Continue Reading →
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Facebook cover Bam, Atlin & Stunts Canada
Almost a clean sweep of nominations for the Arrow stunt team
The UBCP/ACTRA award nominations are out and it's been almost a clean sweep for the Arrow Stunt Team. Congratulations to Simon Burnett, Leif Havdale, David Jacox, Melissa Jin and Atlin Mitchell from Arrow, as well as Maja Aro, who was nominated for The Tomorrow People. Simon, Leif, David and Atlin are all members of Stunts... Continue Reading →
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 →
Profiling the best stunt team in the business
Well it's D-day... Arrow Season 2 premiere in the US. I thought I'd do some research and profile the stunt team that's going to provide all the action on Amell Wednesdays. JJ Makaro - Supervisor - ARROW & The Tomorrow People Member of Stunts Canada IMDB JJ MAKARO STUNT COORDINATOR REEL from Stunts Canada on... Continue Reading →
Are The Emmys irrelevant? Emmy snub for Arrow stunts
There were many surprise omissions from the Emmy nominations last week but for me there was no bigger shock than the lack of Emmy nominations for Stunt Co-ordination for Arrow. Have The Emmys become irrelevant, caught up in politics and bias? Would Stunt Co-ordination in Arrow have received recognition if it were an HBO cop... Continue Reading →
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