Show "Hlf Hr igj i"r iinnrj) ii njlii imNijii Njpn C8 in njpTfr 'mr iijfcnfyufyrtiy )iTiTf''TWwtit"ifiyi lfmy CALENDAR The Salt Lake Tribune Friday July 29 1994 m iWill stunt experts take a fall iivhen computers create Hollywood thrills and spills? By Bob Thomas the associated press J LOS ANGELES Tom Hanks shakes hands with John F Kennedy A Florida causeway is destroyed by an explosion Two current hit movies feature those startling scenes both created by a computer Z As seen in Forrest Gump and True Lies such innovations 4iave prompted a few Chicken Little types to worry that computers 3nay play a major role in future filmmaking perhaps endangering 4he livelihood of stunt players and other performers - Stop worrying advises a cross Section of industry folks If anything they say computers may supply work Digital Pictures 3nc for example hired 45 stunt flayers from the Screen Actors r Juild for a action-yacke- one-hou- interactive d video Ground Zero Texas T Still veteran stuntman and director Terry Leonard takes a cautious view In New York for "Die Tlard III he planned a crash Scene on city streets that he figured would require 15 stuntmen By using optical effects and a split screen he hired only five Z Leonard whose credits include Apocalypse Now Romancing The Fugitive (the the Stone train crash) and Maverick (the Stagecoach chase) believes that Computer imaging will affect a lot of things in filmmaking as we lenow it today afraid the stuntman entering the business today is not going Jo find it as lucrative as in the he said In fact raising jiast" liorses is looking more attractive hi me than staging stunts much as it J jove Donna Keegan who doubled for Jamie Lee Curtis in the stunt in True Lies serves as chairwoman for the SAG's Stunt and Safety Committee and says computers should Concern everyone "Look how factory jobs have jbeen lost because of computers she said There is fear among ilunt people but we are in constant negotiations to make sure they are protected Computer imaging is hot but I think the situation will be much like the music industry Twenty years ago everything was synthesized music That lasted Three to five years until people decided the ear doesnt want totally perfect sound They would rather hear real music instead of Max Headroom Z Keegan cited an example of Jiow computers have made stunts fall for safer: I did a in Mothers Boys I used a descender cable that dropped Jne 200 feet and then slowly stopped my fall I felt it but it was more like getting out of bed in the morning Later the cable was Erased from the film by computer - Linda Fetters who underwent 3M hours of makeup for stunts as Jhe Catwoman in Star Trek V SIm limo-Lelicopt- er to-3a- 320-fo- y Ja-in- ie ot iComputer imaging is hot today but I think the situation will be much like the music industry Twenty years ago everything was synthesized music That lasted three to five years until people decided the ear doesn t want totally perfect sound They would rather hear real music instead of Max Headroom ty DONNA KEEGAN Hollywood stuntwoman Club Notes - Air Force boogie Thad Beckman grew up playing rock n roll but it took a stint in the US Air Force to turn this Portland Ore native to blues Beckman will appear tonight at the Dead Goat Saloon 165 S West Temple Salt Lake City Admission is $5 and Beckman who performs traditional as well as boogie blues will perform at 9 pm Beckman who has backed or opened for Bo Diddley BB King and The Fabulous has released his own solo works Let Me Down Easy and These Boots SATURDAY In the short ing technology term we see no threat to our members he said Directors still oversee special effects no matter how they are created We want to make sure our directors are aware cf the latest developments and we have been meeting with the various manufacturers I dont think computer imaging will hurt us in the long run said Max Kleven who has directed action for Batman Returns the Back to the Future trilogy Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves The business is changing Now you can stage a car turnover in the desert and put it on a New York street You can make a big bang by computer whereas doing it live would be too expensive If it draws people in the theaters thats good Any time an action picture is a success it helps the business Meanwhile Lark ft Spur acoustic jazz and variety Riverhorse Cafe 540 Mam Park City 7 45 pm Dixon Line country Sabre Club 14 E 800 South 8 45 p m B CooMary and Monique variety D pers 19 E 200 South 8 30 p m -The Bareback Band country Upper Country 3485 S Mam 9pm Gold Rush country rock Dry Cow Club 2402 Wall Ave Ogden 8 30 p m Midnight Rodeo country Charley's Club 2827 S State 8 30 pm Backwash classic rock Uncle Bart's Club 837 S Mam Street 9pm Cheshire Cat rock Dead Goat Saloon 165 S West Temple 9pm Disco Drippers rock Zephyr Club 301 S West Temple 9pm Freeway country Westerner Club 3360 S Redwood Road 9 pm The Obvious rock The Bar & Grill 60 E 800 South 9 45 p m Riverbed Jed alternative Cinema Bar 45 W Broadway 9pm Davi Bolsaver jazz The Dog & Duck'-Coffe-e House 50 W Center City 7 30 p m Road Trip classic rock Olympic Club Thun-derbir- Musical seeker Alejan- dro Escovedo has traveled the road through many musical styles but the relative of Sheila E and percussionist Pete Escovedo has hit his stride with a solo debut Gravity and his latest Thirteen Years Escovedo and his orchestra perform Tuesday at the Zephyr Club 301 S West Temple Salt Lake City at 10 pm Of Thirteen Years Rolling Stone said Listening to Alejandro Escovedo is a bit like thumbing through the diaries of a seeker Fourth World will play Thursday at Salt Lakes Zephyr Club woodwind player Gary Meek round out this joyous Brazilian jazz band Moreira was voted the top percussionist in Downbeat s 41st annual international critics poll horn-lade- n Club 837 S Mam 9pm Thad Beckman Band rock Dead Goat Saloon 165 West Temple 9pm Disco Drippers rock Zephyr Club 301 S West Temple 9pm S See next page' iii tea i ST Club Listings World beat Legendary Brazilian jazz percussionist Airto Moreira and the voice of Flora Purim are two parts of Fourth World which will perform Thursday at Salt Lake Citys Zephyr Club 301 S West Temple at TODAY six-octa- Lark & Spur acoustic jazz and variety Riverhorse Cafe 540 Mam Park City 7 45 pm The Dixon Line country Sabre Club 14 E 800 South 8 45 p m The Bareback Band country Upper Country 3485 S Mam 9pm Midnight Rodeo country Charleys Club 2827 S State 8 30 p m Back Wash classic rock Uncle Bart s 10 p m They are also husband and wife Guitarist Jose Neto and UTAH JAZZ Festival A tmn l BLUES uly 29-3- 0 Symphony fiesta! -J- UIY il SAG is closely mon- itoring the situation and remains concerned But we cannot foresee a situation where actors will be reproa SAG duced by computers Filmmakers spokesman said will still depend on performers to give movies the sense of depth movement and human emotion You can never duplicate the human soul In Terminator II for example Robert Patrick was converted into an automaton The actor was filmed in the action then his image was copied on computers using the rotoscope process The computer revolution is not the first new technology that has caused concern in the film industry When sound was introduced in the late 1920s many industry leaders predicted it was impractical It was too expensive to convert studios and equip theaters they said The great Irving Thalberg predicted: Sound will be an important adjunct to the industry but it wont replace the silent movie G j et ready for the concert event of the summer as the Public Broadcasters ol Salt Lake present the Seventh Annual Utah Jazz & Blues Festival Juh 29 30 Friday starting at 6 00 p m is a night ol blues with performances by Ray' Band Eh in Bishop Lonnie Brooks and the Weve got tons of fun for kids Even grown-ukids incomparable Koko Tay'lor Saturday starting at 5 00 p m is an evening of Jazz with performances by the Underpaid p Professors the Mark Chaney Quartet the I lams Quartet and headliner Sonny Lori Briesacher Director of Sales Gene Rollins An Embassy Suites getaway Explore our garden atrium Splash in the pool Indulge in free cooked-to-ordbreakfast and two hours of 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