They had some really cool rigged cars and things that were different that they would tow behind the camera car that were actually on these trailers that manipulated side to side and stuff like they were getting hit, and actually put the actor right in the middle of the chase. David R. Ellis actorcameracar share on social
No, we always had something to do because I did all the wave runners and jet skis and boats approaching the atolls and stuff like that, so you could do that without showing the actual atoll or the set that you're going towards, but detailing all those guys racing towards it. David R. Ellis actualapproachatoll share on social
Well, I think on second units it's all about execution. Because you come in there, you don't have to worry so much about the studio and all the other actors and all that. David R. Ellis actorexecutionstudio Change image and share on social
I mean, you have a general tone of it but it's pretty much you get to come in and you're going to flip this car and it's going to blow up and you're going to come out on fire and you go oh, that's cool, and then you get paid a lot of money. David R. Ellis blowcarcool share on social
It was great. I mean, it's a blast directing underwater stuff. David R. Ellis blastdirectgreat Change image and share on social
I jumped 18 cars on a motorcycle, so I did almost everything. David R. Ellis carjumpmotorcycle Change image and share on social
So there was always a stunt coordinator on those films that was from Stunts Unlimited and I was just one of the young warriors from Stunts Unlimited that got to be a part of it because it was a big show and they needed a lot of guys. David R. Ellis bigcoordinatorfilm share on social
You have to understand the tone of the movie, because if it's supposed to be funny, it can be funny violent like the Home Alone stuff, but you have to really understand the tone of what you're doing and make the action work for that and for the character. David R. Ellis actioncharacterfunny share on social
Chris Columbus was really interesting to watch how he works with children. David R. Ellis childchriscolumbus Change image and share on social
Comedy. I think that's something I'd really like to do. David R. Ellis comedy Change image and share on social
