Alan Ritchson Instagram – This is a rare glimpse into how my stunt double and partner in action design @ryantarran and I develop ideas on projects we’re a part of.
While filming The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, the problem we faced, was there was nothing in the script about how my character got on a vessel in the third act. We just assumed he boarded somehow and we would see him fighting below deck later. But I had an idea for a cinematic way to introduce my character to the set piece and wanted to see if I could convince @guyritchie to film it.
But how do you describe something like this to a director who is busy answering 200 questions a minute to every other department and whose head is definitely not where mine is at the moment? Better to show than tell.
So I pitched the idea to Ryan, who loved it and helped pull together some stunties so we could shoot a pre-vis. We quickly cut it together on my phone and showed Guy and his team. Everyone liked the idea and we were given the green light to shoot it later that night.
This is one example of how my team and I work hard to add value to every film we’re apart of. It’s impossible to get bored if you’re always dreaming up ways to see things from a new angle. I love what I get to do for a living so much. The creative challenges never get old.
Oh… If you’re an actor new to the business, please know this is highly, highly unusual. If you’re going to try to pitch an idea of your own, it would definitely be wise to vet it first with other departments like the stunt coordinator, AD’s or a producer before trying to corner the big cheese.
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