Arrow had it's mid-season finale tonight leading into the Christmas break and star Stephen Amell told fans that he worked with Stunt Co-ordinator/Fight Co-ordinator James Bamford for a month on the sword fight! A month! If you want to avoid spoilers don't scroll down! "Worked with James Bamford on this sword fight for a month.... Continue Reading →
I’ve remained catastrophic injury free….
Stephen Amell on injuries on Arrow: "I've remained catastrophic injury free because our stunt team are the best in the business." High praise from Arrow's leading man, but it's sincere. He goes on to explain that even in the upcoming climactic sequence of the fall finale episode where he does 100% of the stunts, his... Continue Reading →
Stephen Amell learned the fight on the day! Arrow vs Oliver Queen
It's Arrow day and what a wonderful thing to wake up to, a new behind the scenes stunt video Arrow vs Oliver Queen. In the video Fight Co-ordinator James Bamford explains the challenge of pitting Werner Zytle up against a superior opponent such as the Arrow. It's all about pressure points and this video further... Continue Reading →
Toughest day on Arrow [PHOTOS]
At 4:30am this morning Bam tweeted he was up early for a special day. Over the day a few photos were shared by Stephen from Grouse Mountain and I can already tell that when the episode airs the hype won't be misplaced. Four words.... Stephen Amell sword-fighting shirtless! Stephen had eluded to the big upcoming... Continue Reading →
Bam on the Arrow/The Flash set
Courtesy of The Daily Mail, I found a high-res version of the photo of Bam on the set of the crossover episode with Arrow's Stephen Amell and The Flash's Grant Gustin, intensely watching a scene. It appears Stephen & Bam have the similar taste in footwear lol Source: The Daily Mail More photos at The... Continue Reading →
Shooting the Arrow season 2 finale
Pictures paint a thousand words... some of the images while shooting the Arrow Season 2 finale. Thanks to the cast and crew of Arrow for not only working long hours and putting so much work into each episode but for being so available to the fans. It is much appreciated. xoxo, webgurl https://t.co/iP1WOIm8G9— James Bamford... 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 →
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 →
Shoutout from Stephen to the stunt team
At yesterday's PaleyFest Arrow panel Stephen Amell mentioned the amazing Arrow stunt team, JJ Makaro, James Bamford, Simon Burnett (Stephen's stunt double) and Jon Kralt, who apparently does all of the high falls on the show. Stephen was impressed with the detail that went into the stunt sequences and mentioned how they mapped out chase... Continue Reading →
Arrow filming stunts in Gastown
It seems that every man, woman and child in Vancouver was watching and recording stunts performed by Stephen Amell and stunt double Simon Burnett in Gastown. The stunts involved scaling a building and jumping onto a moving truck. Photos and video can be found at: Canadagraphs Just Jared Vancity Filming yvrshoots
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