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Stunt Double (Lizzie)

Pov Lizzie

A movie set is always chaotic. There are so many people running around, all with different tasks and different responsibilities. If there was no chaos, I wouldn't feel like it's a set. 

I got to admit, I like the chaos, it's part of it all and once you got used to it, it's not so bad anymore. With a few years of experience, I know what to do and where to go, which makes it more relaxed for me. Not completely relaxed though, as every set is different because there are other people around with different schedules. 

As long as I got some time to myself between scenes though, I'm okay with that. During lunch, I can go back to my trailer and relax, recharging my social battery again. 

More chaotic than a movie set is an action movie set though. Almost every movie works with stunt doubles as there are always scenes that are considered dangerous and that the actors aren't supposed to or allowed to be in. For an action movie, there is a stunt double for almost every person as almost every character will be involved in a scene with action. 

Action movies are fun though, they are more physical, sure, but that's what makes them so interesting. I had weeks with just stunt training and got to do things I never did before. This isn't my first action movie, all the Marvel movies were action movies, but it's been a while since I've been in one. I forgot how exhausting but also how much fun it is. 

So far, we only shot the calmer scenes without stunts or with stunts we could do ourselves. It's interesting, what's considered a stunt in this industry.
Sometimes just running is already considered one because the ground is uneven or shaky or slippery. Everything that could lead to an injury seems to be considered a stunt. A
t least it feels like that to me. 

Sometimes I think it would be cool to be a stuntwoman as you get to experience a lot of different scenes and stunts. The thrill of it must be a pure rush of adrenaline. It is when I do my own stunts and those are really nothing compared to the stunt double ones. 

Often, I sit and watch the stunt scenes, even if I'm not in them. We try to shoot the scenes with the stunt doubles one after the other and on as few days as possible. It's a finance thing as every day at set has to be paid and sometimes even the accommodation. So, less days at set means less days to pay for. 

From an actors perspective that sucks as I remember how frustrating it was to only get paid for about six weeks while the whole filming process was three months. When you get into the business, it really sucks. From the producers perspective, I get it though as producing a movie is really expensive and saving wherever is possible is the best way to go.
Besides, a lot can be edited in post-production and if the people do a good job with the CGI, no one notices how fake the stunt was. 

Today is one of those days where mainly stunt scenes are shot. Some of my co-stars have short scenes later today but for the morning there are just stunt scenes. Since I got nothing to do, besides learn my lines for tomorrow, I am headed to the studio. 

We're currently in Canada, so I have nothing else to do anyway, I might as well watch the stunt scenes. Sometimes it helps me with acting too. Reading what happens in the script and seeing it on the storyboard isn't the same as seeing the actual stunt. 

A handful of people, maybe five or six, pass by me as I make my way into the studio hall where a few of our sets are set up. We also did some filming outside but it's easier to do it inside as the sound won't make any trouble and the camera can be positioned where it's needed. 

Our director is already in his chair, talking to the stunt-coordinator while the set is being prepared for the stunt. From the looks of it, this is a scene we already shot, up until the stunt.