"Lagniappe"
is an expression used in South Louisiana that
means "something extra". Each
year the local schools get a day off from
school. It's called Lagniappe Day.
Here is the second World Cup Trampoline Competition that I have commentated for Acrobatic Sports TV. Enjoy all the thrills by clicking the link below (Note that the audio & video in the first event, Women’s Synchronized, is not … synchronized.):
Revenge of the Bridesmaids starring Raven-Symone and Joanna Garcia, a show I worked on as Stunt Coordinator, will air Sunday night on ABC Family. It looks hilarious! Here’s the trailer:
I recently commentated my first trampoline competition. The Nissen World Cup was held in Davos, Switzerland July 11-12. The exciting competition featured a world record by Canadian Champion, Jason Burnette. He performed so many flips and twists in this routine that it’s best to watch in slow-motion to actually appreciate what he did.
Here’s all the thrills on Acrobatics Sports TV. If you have any feedback about the commentary, please let me know. I would like to improve the next time around.
With the disaster in the Gulf unfolding, we are shooting Swamp Shark in Louisiana swamps still untouched by the oil spill. Riding through the murky waters on a houseboat, we observed the unique natural beauty and lifestyle of this precious American resource. Our journey’s destination was the film set deep in the swamp surrounded by water and Spanish moss covered Cypress trees.
Our first week of shooting wrapped after five days shooting on and in the water. I only saw two snakes and two alligators. I guess that’s lucky. I won’t lie, I was looking over my shoulder every minute I was assisting actors who had to perform scenes in the water.
Enjoy the breathtaking grandeur that makes me even more proud to be a Louisianian.
Stunts were wrapped last night on Revenge of the Bridesmaids for the ABC Family Channel.A pillow fight and done. The actresses taking hits and throwing punches, Virginia Williams, Brittany Ishibashi and Raven-Symone, were lovely and good sports.
With just a few days to go, I’ve been coordinating the stunts on Revenge of the Bridesmaids, which is not a big action thriller, but it’s a comedy with a few small gags nonetheless. The lead actors are Raven-Symone and Joanna Garcia who are out to get the bride, played by Virginia Williams. It is an ABC Family Channel movie. When I get the air dates, I will post them here.
This is a reprint of a story I wrote for Inside Stunts Magazine, which is now out of business.
The Risk Gene, Stunt-performers & Borderline Personality Disorders
By
Leigh Hennessy
According to Art Linkletter, kids say the darndest things. According to every terrified parent around the globe, kids do the dumbest things. How many daredevil young boys do you know that have endeavored to fly off the roof of their house in a make-shift Superman cape? Or, stubbornly rammed their banana-seat stingray bicycle into a brick wall convinced they could pierce a hole through it? We’ve all taken a whack at defying gravity or inertia at one time or another in our young lives. We were courageous and we were invulnerable. We thought: Where’s the danger in it all? And, stunt people were no different. Read the rest of this entry »
The sport of trampoline lost a luminary yesterday. George Nissen, often referred to as the “Father of Trampoline” and inventor of the first competitive trampolines used in sports today, passed away. He was 96 years old and was likely still able to do handstands.
Mr. Nissen sponsored my travel to several international athletic events, including trips to Egypt, Russia and South Africa. I have too many wonderful memories to limit to one little blog post.
The trailer for Monsterwolf is released. It was filmed in my hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana. As the Stunt Coordiantor on this one, I am anxious to see the final product. To my knowledge, it will air either this summer or fall on the SYFY Channel.
Click on the link to see the trailer, ENJOY and look for a release date. When I find out, I will post it here.
