Help with stunt

[John@Bophe]

Hello everyone,

We are preparing for a scene in which someone is being dragged down a flight of stairs (on her back, being pulled by her feet). Does anyone have any advice for how we do this safely so as not to injure the actress?

Thanks!

 

[FightDesigner]

Yes on the elbow pads, yes on using a stunt double if you can... I'd also get flat knee pads and tuck them in to pad the hips, etc (or get the nice padded shorts used in some sports), get a kidney belt type thing, and skip leather and go for one of those 'gatorback' or 'armadillo' type back protectors like they use in Motorcross or other such sports. Rigid plastic armor segments with padding underneath, velcros on, runs about $30 and up on ebay. You can get mesh under-jackets that have complete rigid pads along the spine, forearms, elbow, shoulders, etc that are great, but you have to wear a pretty bulky costume to hide it.