Comments for Carl Ciarfalio

Comment on Ask the Coordinator by Moon Drops

Moon Drops — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:49:32 +0000

Mr. Ciarfalio,
Although now banned or outlawed by the movie industry, what exactly was the Flying W?
Thanking you in advance.

Comment on Fantastic Four Autograph Shows! by Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:14:48 +0000

My wife and I are going to Wizard World and look forward to getting a cast photo.

Comment on Ask the Coordinator by Moon Drops

Moon Drops — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:58:56 +0000

Thank you Mr. Ciarfalio for the informative and helpful information. Greatly appreciated.

Comment on Ask the Coordinator by Carl

Carl — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:16:59 +0000

Hi Moon Drop!

“Hustling” a coordinator refers to the ‘art’ of being able to track down a coordinator to introduce yourself or to keep yourself in the mind of the coordinator by being seen and being able to refresh the coordinators memory about who you are and what you can do.

You might be recommended to a coordinator by a fellow stunt performer or even an actor requesting you as a stunt double. But you may not get the call if he doesn’t know who you are, has not heard of you or you have never taken the time to meet and talk to him. Some might suggest hustling can be done by email and Facebook, but I don’t think that many job come to us from coordinators who haven’t met us.

It’s a very close business and you want to surround yourself with as many like minded people as you can. That’s usually stunt people you know…not just know of. Start finding places that you can find a network of stunt people who will share knowledge and their relationships with coordinators. This can happen in gyms and training facilities that cater to stunt professionals and those who are training to work in the stunt industry.

This can definitely be an “out of site, out of mind” business, so you have to stay in the game if you want to get a call to play. So get out there and find a way to ‘meet n greet’. The human reality is that we all like to talk about what we do and what we’ve done. Who we worked for and what they are like to work for…obviously from their perspective. Point is, if you keep your ear and eyes open and put yourself in the right situations, good things and good people will be all around you, and good things will start to happen.

Comment on Ask the Coordinator by Moon Drops

Moon Drops — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:50:27 +0000

What is meant by the term “to hustle” the coordinator?

Comment on Ask the Stuntman by Carl

Carl — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:50:48 +0000

Hi Vaia! Thanks for the great question. I wrote a long answer in a new post. If you need more info, follow up and I’ll be happy to continue the conversation.

Comment on Ask the Stuntman by Vaia Zaganas

Vaia Zaganas — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:26:28 +0000

I was wondering how stuntpeople make the transition from performing stunts to coordinating and second unit directing. Thanks!

Comment on Ask the Coordinator by Carl

Carl — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:21:36 +0000

Fortunately – blessedly – there is SAG health insurance. You’re not a stunt professional if you’re not a SAG member. And if you’re a SAG member, you have health insurance. Our brothers and sisters fought hard in the beginning of this industry to establish SAG. Today we need to support it wholeheartedly to maintain the protections it affords.

Comment on Ask the Coordinator by Billy

Billy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:29:05 +0000

I’ve always wondered what happens to a stuntman without health insurance.

Comment on “The Book of Eli” by Maryann

Maryann — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:12:19 +0000

Thanks for replying, Carl. I am looking forward to the Irishman with anticipation. Of course, Book of Eli is getting good reviews already.

I was at Comic Con 2008 with a friend who knew Tim Bradstreet and I met Ray, Jeff, and Gayle Ann Hurd, and even Thomas Jane…he and Tim had a booth set up at CC.

I met Ray and Jeff again at a poster signing I went to and had a nice chat with both men who remembered me from Comic Con. They are great guys! I have not had the pleasure of meeting their wives. I have seen many pics of their chldren though.

Have you ever worked with Terry King who is an explosives expert im the movies.? I haven’t seen him since high school but I have heard through friends that he has been in the business for a long time.

Steve Schirripa sounds like a great guy…like one of my family members back in Brooklyn…haha.