Acting : Some feedback to better my IMDb by Marleen Mathews

Hi! I tried to find information about your physical activities/interests like dance, Stage Combat or other. Possibly you've had fencing lessons at Theatre/Drama school? As a stunt coordinator I'm interested in everything that can get the work done safely and knowing physical skills helps me do that. I might have missed it cause I eyed it pretty fast? I also checked your imdb pro and managers page... I don't know if you meant this kind of info ;) All the best!

Thanks, great tip Harri! I don't have any sort of those skills yet, I will be looking in to them because they sure are useful!

Even just a few lessons in kick boxing or something like that. As a writer I always want my female characters to be strong - not macho, but not vulnerable either. Not that there's anything wrong with those types of characters but that there are plenty already. Any woman who can play feminine characters and yet still kick ass, as far as I'm concerned, is unstoppable.

My main point was more about how easily you can find information about e.g. physical skills rather than commenting on what kind abilities you should have. I was thinking about the director or casting director who might have hundreds of CV:s and check same amount of IMDB pages to find the right actress. They might wanna know how you can move and how you can express yourself through movement. Like Patrick wrote above that he wants female characters to be strong and kick boxing in CV might get you closer to get the part. Our job (with the actors) as stuntmen begins when the casting process is over and filming is starting... and that's a different story :) p.s. However if you happened to be in London and got interested in Stage Combat, check this out http://www.bassc.org/ Of course there is lots of possibilities that's just a beginning and place to meet nice people.