or stunt, is using a glass-cutter to lightly pre-cut the glass. This is done so that when the glass breaks it will shatter along the small incisions you have already made, and you can therefore control where the glass will break, and then, in turn, roughly where it will land. Take care however not to cut right through the glass, you dont want to break the door before youve even set the camera up. When cutting the glass, try to observe the actual thickness of it, and then make your cuts about one-third to a half deep. By pre-cutting the glass, the actor will be able to pass through the barrier with greater ease.Last of all the actor must be trained in the basics of jumping through glass, and when it comes down to it, there is just the single basic rule. The basic rule when jumping through glass is this: When passing through the barrier of glass make sure, if you are the person performing the stunt, that you remain in a solid, forward motion for as long as possible, and that you do not pull back any part of your body during flight. The stunt performers body must remain in forward flight at all times so that the speed of the persons body is matching the speed of the breaking glass, and in fact the body continues to propel the glass in a forward manner. If the person were to suddenly pull their arm back during flight for instance, this could result in a shard of glass catching their arm. Even if this resulted, the film maker has made sure that the actor has been fully padded up, all over their body, so even if the actor does happen to pull back during flight, the glass cannot harm them because of the thick rubber they are wearing. This is an obvious rule to observe, but its often the straight forward ones that are forgotten.Having now prepared for the execution of the stunt, you, the film maker, are now ready to determine where it is youll set frame. If lighting the shot make sure that no cables, light stands, or lights are going ...
