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We were showing somebody and he was like, Thats a great short film.
Were like, Whats a short film?
Stunt work is very much problem-solving, the director, 45, says.
Youre asked to create a piece of illusion or danger.
But make it repeatable and safe.
Its like doing a magic trick.
Filmmaking is the same thing on a much bigger scale.
(The third installment is scheduled to reach multiplex screens next year.)
As a stunt guy, you become a mini-director, Leitch toldMens Journal.
Youre talking to actors about performance.
People like Tony Scott especially Tony really helped me form my way of directing.
He taught me how to treat people with respect on set, how to demand that respect back.
How to lead the charge the right way and really to be bold and confident with your own voice.
There was a sequence in particular when Neo is trying to save Morpheus.
Hes on a helicopter and is shooting outside the building.
Morpheus is being held in a chair by the agents.
Its raining, the filmmaker recalls.
I was involved in that sequence, rigging it.
What impressed me most is that its all made up of practical shots.
Theres CG but only to join shots together.
It was all practical elements, shot over several days and in different places.
It works and it feels visceral because of the practical elements.
The human eye can always tell.
If theres too much CG, its like plastic surgery you go, Theres something wrong with that.
And as a former stunt professional, Edgerton currently in postproduction on a mini-series calledMr.
Inbetweenfor FX Australia is determined to avoid cliche.
Its not like, I want the car to jump as far as possible!
Its got to serve the story.
