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Stargate Atlantis and Universe Stunt Co-ordinator and Fight Co-ordinator on SG1, James Bamford, has been announced as a guest at Gatecon The Celebration in Vancouver (Sheraton Vancouver Airport) 1-5 September 2022. For more information, visit http://www.gatecon.com/ https://twitter.com/gatecone/status/1522910190856769536?s=21&t=3zwxXK99ddDoYfl3ErJRYQ
Stargate Atlantis Executive Producer Joseph Mallozzi shared the following images of James and the stunt team (Simon Burnett and Jeffrey Robinson) in the episode First Contact. From Stargate Wiki: "The Armored exoskeleton was a type of equipment used by the Vanir....... The exoskeleton suits have 30+ moving parts. The lights located on the arms are... Continue Reading →
Stunt performer, Lani Gelera (Rachel Luttrell's stunt double on Stargate Atlantis) shared a clip from a stunt featurette where James explains what it takes to be a stunt performer. He especially recognises the toughness of female stunt performers who wear less padding due to costumes. Check it out! https://instagram.com/p/Bey7OVlguKC/ Featurette by Ivon Bartok (Grey Road... Continue Reading →
I found myself down a rabbit hole this evening watching Stargate BTS videos and it was so much fun. One of my favourite Stargate Atlantis episodes was Vegas - great story, fantastic look and spectacular stunts. Towards the end of the episode, Sheppard drives down the highway towards the camera & does a 180 spin.... Continue Reading →
UPDATED 26th May 2017 Recently a fan asked James how he came to learn Eskrima and he replied with a wonderful story of a visit to his dojo by Dr. Dom Lopez that was both random and amazing and would have a great impact on his life. James' story: https://twitter.com/JamesBamford/status/823244025129881602 https://twitter.com/JamesBamford/status/823244757585432576 Last night I was... Continue Reading →
James walks through a fight sequence on Stargate Atlantis - Doppelganger. Click the link below to view. Stargate Atlantis - Doppelganger fights
http://instagram.com/p/pUS1YYFoKp/?modal=true I love the look on James' face.... what another photo lol
I rediscovered an interview with James for MGM where he discusses fight choreography for the Stargate Atlantis episode "Missing". In particular he discusses the challenges of choreographing for Rachel Luttrell who was pregnant at the time. Firstly, awwwwww at James' reaction upon hearing the exciting news from his friend. James was able to choreograph the... Continue Reading →
"I didn’t do any stunts on any other shows. I didn’t fight. He [Bamford] called me up when I was in Australia and he was like, “Have you done any fights? Do you know karate? What kind of sports do you do?” And I was like, “I’ve been in fights and been beat up.” He... Continue Reading →
Over the years James has performed or co-ordinated an enormous variety of stunts. Having a martial arts background he has performed and choreographed countless fight scenes. In fact he was called upon to choreograph a fight scene on his very first job as a stunt double for Michael Dudikoff in Cobra. In addition his stunt... Continue Reading →
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