Faking a Parachute Crash

Mobie540

Mobie540

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I'm looking to shoot a sequence where the character crashes through the roof of a barn in a parachute and hangs in the harness as the parachute rigging/canopy is stuck in the rafters.

My initial idea is a rigging and pulley system. Stunt person is in a harness and lowered from top of the ceiling down. The actual parachute rigging is on a separate rigging/pulley from the safety line.

Either use a climbing harness and belay the person or maybe a hand winch with brake. Then speed up the footage in post.

Is there a better way?

Also, anyone know any stunt coordinators in central Ohio who have a background in this type of stunt?
 
Split it into separate shots. First is the guy crashing through the fake roof and falling past camera (he can actually fall onto cardboard boxes and foam etc offscreen. Then cut to a wider shot of him dangling from his ropes. The good news is that you probably won't need to hide any safety lines in either shot as they'll look like part of the parachute harness if designed right.
 
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