How to make a stunt dummy
/In this tutorial you will learn how to make a stunt dummy.
Quick Steps:
- Bend the top of the coat-hanger to be straight
- Fix the coat-hanger to the peice of wood with Gaffa tape and cable ties
- Stick the coat-hanger in the back of the overalls with strong tape
- Tie up the ends of the legs and arms with cable ties
- Then stuff it
- Put the clothes on it
- Stuff the head
- Stuff the gloves and cable tie them on
- You are done
Filming techniques with the Dummy:
- Make sure that the dummy is a similar size to your actor
- When filming with the dummy try not to have it face in the shot
- Keep the dummy shots as short as possible because if seen to long will not be believable
Improvements you could make:
- Put a polystyrene head on it
- Add more bones to the dummy
What you need:
Hat/Balaclava
Jumper/Hoody
Trousers
Shoes & Gloves
Boiler suit
Wooden Stick (approximately 70cm by 3cm by 1cm)
Metal coat-hanger
Cable ties
Something to fill it with: Newspaper or cloth