Media students from Telford College have worked with an award-winning film and TV stuntman from Shropshire to film the third episode of his video podcast series.
Justin Pearson, who has worked on huge film franchises including Star Wars, James Bond, Fast & Furious and Harry Potter, has created a new ‘UnStunted’ brand.
The video podcast, which looks at all things action-related in the film and TV world, is a forerunner to a planned TV series where Justin and his team will be recreating classic stunts using modern technology.
The third episode of the podcast, which was shot in the creative media studios at Telford College’s Wellington campus, turns the spotlight on fire, and is due for release at the end of October.
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Shropshire-born Justin, who has won three Screen Actors’ Guild awards for his stunt work, said: “UnStunted the TV series will be a factual entertainment documentary show where we remake and shoot classic iconic movie stunts from cinema history.
“The podcast is designed to be slightly broader, so we can discuss some of the classic stunts over the years, as well as sharing our views on the new action movies hitting our screens – good, bad and ugly!
“We’re also aiming to feature a special guest who has with links to cinema or TV on each episode. This time we had stunt legend Stewart ‘Tidd’ James, who was one of the performers in the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan.”
The podcast is hosted by Justin alongside BBC radio film critic and writer Carl Jones. In this latest episode, they reflect on some of the most iconic fire-related scenes in film history, and discuss the new Matthew McConaughey drama The Lost Bus
Three creative media students from Telford College – Josh Leith, Mikel Boadu and Jack Shingler – helped to film and edit the latest edition of the podcast, supported by media facilitator Andy Galloway-Rose.
Johnathan Abbott, learner manager for creative and music, said: “We are delighted to be able to help with this series. The students involved in each of these episodes have found both the practical experience and opportunity to listen to Justin talk very valuable.
“We are always so delighted when students in creative can work directly with professionals – there is no substitute to real-world projects when it comes to building experience.”
