Category: Movies

A book about movies isn’t complete before it shows the action in video segments

Published on 2017-10-30
by klaava

When professional stuntman H-P Virkki decided he is going to write a book about the work of stuntmen, he also decided that it would have to include video clips that show the action. He had to wait for the ebook technology to catch up with his vision, but once Apple … Read >

Inspiring travel destinations of a professional stuntman

Published on 2016-03-20
by klaava

Stuntmen are admired by all movie lovers, but they rarely step into the spotlight and talk about their work. Tung Bui is a Finnish stunt actor and coordinator who has performed in many movies, commercials and in one multimedia book. He is specialized in martial arts and loves to travel. … Read >

Here is how an author assessed the pros and cons of working with a publisher

Published on 2015-10-21
by klaava

H-P Virkki is a stuntman and stunt coordinator who has written a book Stunts, Scenes and Safety about the skills needed for creating action scenes for movies and home videos. The ebook includes not only plenty of tips for aspiring stunt actors, but also actual video footage on planning and … Read >

H-P Virkki, what people want to ask from a stuntman who has written a book?

Published on 2015-09-19
by klaava

Stunt coordinator, stuntman H-P Virkki wrote his first book in 2001, but had to wait until books had developed into a new medium that allowed featuring other elements as still images and text in the product. The result of his vision Stunts, Scenes and Safety was published as a multimedia … Read >

Movies, Music and Cartoons Inspired H-P Virkki during the Long Process of Writing a Book about Stunts

Published on 2015-05-22
by klaava

Finally, stuntman, stunt coordinator H-P Virkki can look back and reflect on those years when he was writing a book about his passion and work – movies. Stunts, Scenes and Safety – Introduction to Movie Stunts is one of the first books in the world that literally shows (it includes … Read >

A Book about Movie Stunts Wouldn’t Be Perfect without Video Scenes That Show the Action

Published on 2015-05-08
by klaava

Stunts, Scenes and Safety – Introduction to Movie Stunts is an ebook you can read on your smartphone, tablet or PC. It was written with young audiences in mind. The mission was to create a book which inspires readers to be active, stretch their limits and to create something new. … Read >

How Video Segments Were Created for a Book about Movie Stunts

Published on 2015-04-28
by klaava

During the long process of writing the manuscript and directing the video scenes for the book Stunts, Scenes and Safety – Introduction to Movie Stunts, author H-P Virkki continued working as a stuntman and stunt coordinator. Sometimes, his work in movie business and book writing project were a perfect … Read >