The Young Film Academy Podcast
The Young Film Academy Podcast is essential listening for young filmmakers and actors looking to find their way into the creative industries. We chat with industry professionals who've worked on the biggest TV shows and movies, uncovering how they broke into the industry and learning what they did during their teenage years to set themselves up for success.
The Young Film Academy Podcast
Tom Jackson & Jeśka Pike - ACTION Stunt Performers - Cars, Fights, Fire, JEDI's!!! How DANGEROUS is it all really? And what does it REALLY take!?!
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with stunt performers Tom Jackson and Jeśka Pike about what it's like to be DRAGGED BY CARS, be SET ON FIRE, stunt drive MOTORBIKES and become a JEDI in a GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY! How Safe is stunt performing REALLY!?! How do you train and become a stuntman or woman?!?! Can anyone do it? Or is it for adrenaline junkies? Or does it require more? Tune in for this ACTION-PACKED episode.
Tom Jackson has worked as a stunt performer and fight arranger for 10 years, on Indian productions as well as UK shows such as The Burning Girls (Paramount) and Half-Bad (Netflix).
Jeśka (“Yesh-ka”) is an actress, producer and action performer, trained in South Africa, New York City and London. She can be seen playing ‘Gill’ in Netflix fantasy series Half Bad, special action in Slow Horses (Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas; Apple TV+) and most recently in Secret Invasion (Disney+). On the horizon, Jeśka will be seen in Masters of the Air (Apple TV+), CIA operative in Our Man From Jersey (Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry), Heads of State (Idris Elba, John Cena) as well as The Acolyte (Lucas)