You don’t apply on LinkedIn. You stalk film sets. No, really. Go to local productions, be polite, and show off your backflip. Security will chase you, but persistence wins.
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Another route: become a background actor. Stand in the crowd, look cool, and casually tell the stunt coordinator you can do a “fire roll.” They’ll test you.
One stuntwoman started by being a “crash test dummy” for a car commercial. She got paid $200 to be thrown through a window. It was wonderful.
The Quirky Truth About Pain
You will get hurt. Bruises are your badges of honor. Some doubles joke they wear more ice packs than clothes.
But here’s the funny part: the worst pain is often fake. You might get a papercut from your fake knife. Or sneeze while hanging from a helicopter. Stupid, not dangerous.
A famous double once broke his toe tripping over a dolly. Not the 40-foot jump. The coffee cart. Hollywood is ridiculous.
