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Inside The Life of a Stunt Driver | Articles

Inside The Life of a Stunt Driver | Articles

Story by Jeremy Fry • Photography as Credited

It is as near to an actual, literal switch as you can get. I make a conscious decision to flip this switch and stop thinking about all of the things that could go wrong–of the reasons not to crash this car–and to only think about what exactly I need to do to accomplish the job at hand. And the job at hand today is crashing this car.

Not every day is like this. In fact, as a professional stunt driver in features, television and commercials, I only get to crash cars a handful of times a year. But while every job is different, most days on set follow a similar routine. They often start with a call time around 6 a.m. Some start later and sometimes we work all night, but last night I set my alarm for 4:30 a.m.

If you’re early, you’re on time, and if you’re on time, you’re late, so I plan to arrive at least 30 minutes early to allow for any unforeseen delay. Early call times mean I should beat the…

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