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A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat, performed for artistic purposes in theatre or cinema. Stunts are a big part of many action movies. Before CGI special effects, there was no way of achieving these effects, except by using stunt performers who really would jump from car to car or hang from the edge of a skyscraper.

1 Practical effects

One of the most-frequently used practical stunt is fake fighting. It is still in use today. Rather than hitting someone with a heavy blow, the two actors would stand a little farther away from each other. With the careful placement of the movie camera, one can hardly tell if the actor was actually hitting another actor or not.

1.1 Examples

• Tripping and falling down
• Fake fighting
• Fake blood
• High jump

2 Mechanical effects

A physical stunt is usually performed with help of mechanics. For example, if the plot requires the hero to jump to a high place, the film crew could put the actor in a special harness, and use piano wire to pull him up. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ( 2000) is a kung-fu movie that was heavily relied on wire stunts.

2.1 Examples

• Wire stunts

3 Vehicular stunts

Vehicular stunts usually require extensive training at a stunt driving school or a private instructor if it's not an automobile. Automotive stunts are usually employed recklessly in movies involving crashes which ensue an explosion. Please see the following articles for inward stunts.

• automotive maneuvers
• skateboarding tricks
• bicyle stunt s

4 Computer generated effects

In the late 20th century, though, stunt men were placed in dangerous situations less and less as filmmakers turned to relatively inexpensive (and much safer) computer graphicsComputer graphics (CG) is the field of visual computing, where one utilizes computers both to generate visual images synthetically and to integrate or alter visual and spatial information sampled from the real world. The first major advance in computer gr effects using harnesses, fans, blue- or green screenThis article is about bluescreen compositing, a special effects technique. For the Windows error message, see Blue screen of death. Bluescreen is the film technique of shooting foreground action against an even-lighted blue background, which is then replas, and a huge array of other devices and digital effects. The MatrixThis article is about the film The Matrix, for other usages of the term, see Matrix. The Matrix is a film first released in the USA on March 31, 1999, written and directed by the Wachowski brothers (Andy and Larry). It stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishbur ( 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep) is a hit action movie that used CGI stunts extensively.

4.1 Examples

• Face replacement
• Wire removalWire removal is a type of special effects techniques used to remove wires (used for stunts, for instance) in films. It can be partly automated through various forms of keying, or each frame can be edited manually. Special effects.