The 360’ spin of the cars in Central is a stereotype. I had been planning and preparing, testing for ths stunt for more than half a year before I began shooting. The explosions and fire encircling the men were real, I didn’t use digital effects as I thought they would look rather fake.

I know that most of the companies in Hollywood will use digital effects to enhance a stunt, and I know how to make these effects too, but we just didn’t have the budget. Also, we believe that digital effects still lack the feeling of realism. If we can handle the "risks", we should make it real. Of course some scenes and effects can only be made in the digital world. If your budget isn’t capable of allowing the best level of special effects possible, leave them out or you will disappoint the audience and yourself.

This is the art of making movies, it’s like magic! Presenting something impossible to the audience, the audience doesn’t pick up on your enhancement, they think it’s all-real and I win! They know I’ve enhanced the action wires or something and I lose.

I used a V-Bar dragging the car for the shooting of Extreme Crisis, I had designed the shots and the sequence thoroughly beforehand. I think it is our responsibility to make the audience believe that she can really drive, not just for her stunt, and with the right edits and shots you can make it look real.

It is also very hard and frustrating to be both director and stunt co-coordinator at the same time. In addition to all the sections of filmmaking that I’m used to such as stunts and action design, there are things I have to do that I am not so familiar with, such as directing the dramatic parts of the film and that was not as much fun for me! It would have been nice to have an action director to work with who had the same ideas and skills as me, it would have made it easier for me to concentrate on the drama! (Laughing)

A new director needs a lot of support and assistance when making a film. Although the director of a film may be regarded as the captain of the ship, to make a movie work you need a good crew, teamwork is essential. I do have to say that even if each group is working properly, it can’t guarantee a perfect movie every time. But I will say that if one of the groups is not working towards the same aims as the others, then the whole movie is in trouble.