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Mana Hira Davis
Mana Hira Davis is a New Zealand stuntman, known best for his stunt work in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy. Filmography Stunts * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001): Stunt Performer * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002): Stunt Performer * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003): Stunt Performer * ''Without a Paddle'' (2004): Stunts (stunt double Dax Shephard) * ''River Queen'' (2005): Stunts * ''King Kong'' (2005): Stunt Performer * '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006): Stunts * '' The Waterhorse'' (2007): Stunts * ''30 Days of Night'' (2007): Utility Stunts (stunt double Josh Hartnett) Miscellaneous crew * ''The Last Samurai'' (2003) - Assistant Location Manager Actor * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001) - Goblin / Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited) * ''Turangawaewae'' (2002, Short) - Vietnam Soldier * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) - Gondorian Soldier / Harad Warrior / Orc / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuntman
A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed to a daredevil, who performs for a live audience. When they take the place of another actor, they are known as stunt doubles. Overview A stunt performer is an actor skilled in both choreographing and safely presenting actions on-screen that appear to be dangerous, risky, or even deadly. Stunts frequently performed include car crashes, falls from great height, drags (for example, behind a horse), and the consequences of explosions. There is an inherent risk in the performance of all stunt work. There is maximum risk when the stunts are performed in front of a live audience. In filmed performances, visible safety mechanisms can be removed by editing. In live performances the audience can see more clearly if the performer is genuinely doing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Waterhorse
''The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep'' (stylised on-screen as simply ''The Water Horse'') is a 2007 fantasy film directed by Jay Russell and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel ''The Water Horse''. It stars Alex Etel as a young boy who discovers a mysterious egg and cares for what hatches out of it: a "water horse" (loosely based on the Celtic water horse) which later becomes the fabled Loch Ness Monster. The film also stars Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin and David Morrissey. The film was produced by Revolution Studios and Walden Media, in collaboration with Beacon Pictures, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Visual effects were completed by the New Zealand–based companies Weta Digital and Weta Workshop. ''The Water Horse'' was released in the United States on 25 December 2007 and in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2008. Plot In present-day Scotland, a couple of American tourists meet an old man who, upon request (after seeing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Stunt Performers
New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 ** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 * "new", a song by Loona from the 2017 single album '' Yves'' * "The New", a song by Interpol from the 2002 album ''Turn On the Bright Lights'' Transportation * Lakefront Airport Lakefront Airport is a public airport five miles (eight kilometers) northeast of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 FAA air ..., New Orleans, U.S., IATA airport code NEW * Newcraighall railway station, Scotland, station code NEW Other uses * New (film), ''New'' (film), a 2004 Tamil movie * New (surname), an English family name * NEW (TV station), in Australia * new and delete (C++), in the computer programming language * Net economic we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
