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
They do think it is a big summer movie and that's why they want to give it a great chance, but they don't want to go up against Spider-Man 2 or some of the other big movies, the $100 million films that are coming up. David R. Ellis bigchancecome share on social
So then I started doing a lot of episodic TV, just car chases or helicopter chases or whatever. David R. Ellis carchaseepisodic Change image and share on social
Unless you go out and say what you stand for, other people will do it for you. David R. Ellis peoplestand 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
I jumped 18 cars on a motorcycle, so I did almost everything. David R. Ellis carjumpmotorcycle Change image and 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
I think my biggest break though came probably on Patriot Games because it was the biggest, longest second unit up to that point. It was like five months of shooting and a huge crew. David R. Ellis bigbreakcrow Change image and 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
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
