Smashing, Crashing, Flames & Falls: Making Stunts Work

Name: Smashing, Crashing, Flames & Falls: Making Stunts Work
Start: 2025-09-06T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-06T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 9425 Mathy Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031-4124, United States

Schedule

Sat Sep 06 2025 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

9425 Mathy Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031-4124, United States | Fairfax, VA

Registration required at https://bit.ly/46NfSiu
Stunts have a huge visual impact, pumping up production value in a visceral, human way that CGI can’t touch. But you have to do them right and that means a combination of thorough prep and skilled execution.
Jeff Wilhelm, a stunt coordinator and performer with decades of experience, will explain why the best time to call a stunt coordinator is day one of pre-production and how, with enough lead time, practical effects are accessible to producers in almost any budget range. His presentation will cover:
-Script breakdown
-Collaboration with the director, producer, and crew
-Casting
-Choreography
-Set supervision and safety
-Stunt driving, fighting, pyro, high falls, and wire work
Will there be live demos? You bet! It’s more fun to see a fight sequence and wire work than it is to talk about it. VPA Board Member Kahil Dotay will also be discussing the dynamics of stunt driving and how to earn a living behind the wheel.
So join us and find out how to get your action scenes on the screen. DON’T MISS IT!