Assassin Stunt Chase: Derek Barnes' Demo Reel

I served coffee and grilled cheese on film sets in Toronto for almost five years. Last summer I got one foot in the stunt door by working as a rigger on Total Recall. After meeting some amazing performers, I decided that I needed to up my game. A lot.

So!

Half a year of training-my-ass-off later, I was ready to begin. Rather than waiting to land enough professional gigs to fill my demo reel, I decided to be proactive. With the help of some great friends, I put this video together to showcase my new skills and hopefully entertain a few people.


Starring:
Derek Barnes
ACTRA Member
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Co-Starring:
James McDougall
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Music:
"Lafayette Blues"
by The White Stripes


Stunt Drivers:
James Morley
Des Barnes

Camera Operators:
Des Barnes
James Morley
James McDougall
Maggie McCormick
Adam Parlette
Brandon Crone
Corey Barnes
Jordan Canning
Jenn Burton
Jacqueline Davis
Chloe Payne
Veronica Barnes
Kelly Robinson

Special Thanks:
Monkey Vault Parkour Gym in Toronto, ON
Georgia, Clare, Jennifer and Stephen of Chukker Hill Farms in Aurora, ON
That random guy at Bay & Adelaide who operated the slider for me
Chris Morley
Marie Claire Costaguta
Pam, Dave and Jake Barnes
Dr. Veillette of the Toronto Western Hospital
Matt & Siobhan Richardson of Burning Mountain in Toronto, ON
Murphy the Dog & Shiloh the Horse

And an extra special thanks to all the security guards, employees and police who kindly chose not to call the cops or arrest me.

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[barry bee]

Did he really fall of a building onto the floor or did they put a mat down cause I think that was why there was a car there

[Derek Barnes]

We had a giant pile of boxes hiding behind the car, then cleared them away so I could roll out in a different shot. A bit of camera trickery there.

[MaximumTorc11]

No hating here either, actual total respect. There is nothing wrong with admitting that there was some trickery here involving the camera and editing software. If there isn't...then explain the physics behind the stunt at 1:30 when you fall on the car backwards, go into some pretty insane motion blur then appear to do a 180 and land on your feet? Still an awesome showreel for your stunt career, but seriously...why lie in here?

[Derek Barnes]

Check it out frame-by-frame, I tuck my shoulder in at the last second to land on my back and fall off safely.

[kajetan88]

Forget hollywood. You should create your own movies!

[MrAvoid7]

1:31 O.o did anyone else notice anything strange about his landing on the car?

[David Gilbert]

Any advice for people wanting to stat working towards stunt careers?

[Pawknee123]

Par core

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[Jordan Baylos]

Has he done any movies yet

[Emmaisnotsoaverage]

I wish I cold do half the things he can do

[TheAvatarman33]

you had me fooled, i thought it was an air mattress!! nice job man, you did great, and if you are looking for work, look around for the "action factory" its a group of stunt guys that do this for many things from movies to youtube, check out freddiew's videos like "claymores"

[ameermw123]

you dont say!!



[Jordan Baylos]

Will we be seeing more of these?

[greenlegoiphone1]

pretty good

[lacrossgoalie]

I just want to point out at about 1:32/1:33 he gets pushed backwards onto the car, he does a flip which should have him landing on his stomach but he magically gets turned around and lands on his back