User:Gavin Wild

GAVIN WILD
Wildstunts- , born an Australian, currently travels between North America, Asia and Australia.

Professional Stuntman for the past 20 years, performed first on camera stunt at the age of 6!

Gavin's unique skills combine Aviation, Stunt Rigging, Circus Aerial Acrobat, Circus Rigging, Rigging design, and the research and development of equipment and apparatus for stunts and circus aerial. He consults with the United Stuntmen's Association of North America and consults for film, theatre, circus and large outdoor events internationally.

His work has influenced Film and Television, Theatre, the Aerial Dance genre and physical theatre, in Australia and internationally.

Film credits include The Matrix, Star War's Ep. 3, Superman Returns, Stealth, Moulin Rouge, Mission impossible 2, and many more features, TV series and TVC's.

He has toured internationally with Cirque Du Soleil, Erth, Legs on the Wall throughout Australia, Asia and North America, as well as a professional solo artist and acrobatic rigger.

In 1998 he created a viable alternative arts precinct and stunt and aerial training facility called the Aerial Lab, it inspired the creation of the newly developed Carriageworks in Australia. In the six years of operation the research and development of hybrid forms of traditional circus and aerial acts and apparatus were fused to ignite new ways of thinking in Australia and the global community, acts such as the Axis of Ecstasy, Flying Bungy Ring and Flying Cloudswings were developed and performed to an overseas market.

In 2000 Gavin performed and rigged for the Sydney Olympic Games Opening and Closing ceremonies, he was part of the team that created the flying effects and technology and was one of the few to both perform and be technically involved in the production.

He holds the unofficial record for the most full body burns performed in one day on a film set in Australia, 14 full body burns in less than 5 hours! This was for a TVC's where the flames where digitally painted on an actors on screen performance, so to get the choreography to match the actors while on fire required high skill, precision and respect for the stunt, this was made possible by an elite and highly trained safety crew.

In 2005 Gavin was badly burnt while performing a routine fire stunt, he returned to work on Superman Returns 3 months later, in 2006 he survived a helicopter crash fracturing his spine and had to learn to walk again. After touring with Cirque Du Soleil in North America with the production Corteo, he returned to Australia to resume his stunt career and Aerial arts business.

In 2009 he designed and installed Seattle's finest Aerial Training facility, it contains flying trapeze and static aerial training space, he was also a senior instructor and consultant for the United Stuntmen's Association and the International Stunt School.

Gavin can be contacted via email; gavin@wildsutnts.com.au for inquiries in North America, Australia and associated regions.