We had the opportunity to meet Mr. Dang Trung Tuan (born 1977, living in Ho Chi Minh City, nicknamed Tuan Zoi) who has spent more than 21 years working with action scenes. The profession of a stuntman is dangerous.
Listening to him talk, we can fully understand the hardships that a stuntman must go through.
“Profession A stuntman (cascadeur) is a profession that specializes in standing in for actors in dangerous action scenes such as driving, falling, jumping from buildings and setting fires. That is the job of stunt actors,” Mr. Tuan explained.
Mr. Tuan said he has appeared in more than 200 different films from big screen films to short web drama films.
Everyone may know him through films such as Monster Girl’s Tutor Super Naughty Nanny Dragon Trap Hai Phuong Martial Arts Legend… Most recently he participated in stunts in the movie Rom and the web drama New Order.
To get a few minutes or even just a few tens of seconds of “jubilation” on the screen, stuntmen sometimes have to spend months practicing. training. From coordinating attacks to look like real fighting to how to fall to minimize injury.
Besides, in addition to martial arts, a stuntman must also equip himself with many special skills such as acrobatics, swinging, driving motorbikes and cars, and action acting. Creativity, constant learning and practice is also one of the requirements for this profession.
When asked what is the most difficult thing for a stuntman, Mr. Tuan said it is ensuring safety and safety. unstable low income from the profession.
“ The remuneration for the Vietnamese stuntman profession does not have a fixed level, each person has a different level depending on the difficulty of each scene and the producers. film production. There are months when following a film crew you can earn 20 – 30 million VND, but sometimes there are a few months without income,” Mr. Tuan shared.
In cinema, hardly any artistic person has to face as much danger as a stuntman.
According to Mr. Tuan, depending on the experience and skills of the cascadeur, there will be different salaries.
However, compared to the general average, the salary of the cascadeur is quite low The cascadeur doesn’t have a job all year, so he has to make a living with another job. The average income of a cascadeur is only a few million dong/month.
“Talking about doing this job to make money to cover the house It’s probably not enough because my salary is based on music videos… if I have it, I’ll do it, if not, I’ll just eat and stay home to practice martial arts. In this profession, it’s normal to get a black eye, a cut, and hit your head on the ground,” Mr. Tuan confided.
Sharing about the process of sticking with the profession for more than 20 years, Mr. Tuan He smiled and said: “This is my own passion. I play this sport because of my passion and then sit and wait for the brothers and sisters in the film crew or the directors to invite me to act. My main job is to stay at home and help my wife.” Managing a nail shop for women.
Mr. Tuan said that at present, the number of young people oriented to this profession of punching and kicking is quite small. Most of you have good looks and are aiming more towards acting.
And he also advises young actors new to this artistic path to learn martial arts. photos to be able to support your acting career in the future.
“I don’t intend for you to follow the profession of driving, falling, jumping off buildings and setting fires like us because it’s very extreme and very dangerous. But the income is not much. This job is like my career, so I stuck with it and am passionate about it, so I stick with it until now” Mr. Tuan shared.
When asked about whether he ever feels discouraged because his profession has little favor with famous people like professional actors, Mr. Dang Trung Tuan (Tuan Zoi) happily said that he accepted to be a stuntman rather than a stuntman. No one thinks they will be famous.
They do it because they love their job and wish to fully devote themselves to art for the audience.
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