ReCON
Toronto
2017
MAY 2017 \\ TORONTO \\ CANADA
STUNTS/FX PANEL
MIC JONES
Mic read and studied everything he could about the art of stunts. He taught himself the mechanics and performance of the art. He even sometimes enlisted friends to assist him in creating elaborate scenes to test out his development. The skill of being in front of a camera was also honed, as well as many types of vehicles including power boats, helicopters and motorcycles.
Appearances may be subject to change due to unforeseen professional or personal commitments.
Biography: Brock Jolliffe started in the film industry in the seventies by providing gun handling services and military vehicle rentals to film and television productions shooting in Toronto. Firing weapons segued into providing the effects of gun fire and explosions, eventually transitioning into a main focus being placed on special effects by the mid nineties. While Brock enjoyed gun handling, he also discovered that the process of creating and executing special effects was far more rewarding. With blowing things up and burning things down in his blood, Brock passed the love of effects onto his son Lee in 1991, and they haven't stopped since.
Brock was the Special Effects Supervisor for La Femme Nikita on 79 episodes spanning all 5 seasons. (Bio credit to Brock's website http://www.spfx.ca/home )
BROCK JOLLIFFE
Biography: Mic Jones grew up in Ottawa, Canada. As a young boy, his career path presented itself early with the discovery of action movies and Evel Knievel. Realizing that he could get paid to do all of the amazing things he had grown to love, he set his sights on becoming a stuntman.
Excelling at many different styles of stunt work, Mic's experience branched out as he became more focused on technique and the practical side of stunts. Along with an outstanding safety record, some areas of expertise are Creative Action Sequence Designer, Technical Consultant, Tactical Defence and Fight Choreographer, Stunt Rigging Coordinator, and Fire Stunt and Safety Coordinator.
His experience in fire work aided him in becoming internationally recognized for fire stunt engineering. He is a credited source for research and chemical development for Best Jel™ (flame barrier stunt jel.)
Mic's work is quite extensive, encompassing film and television. On La Femme Nikita, he is credited with 96 episodes for performing stunts, key stunt rigger and stunt coordinator. According to Chris Heyn's book, "Inside Section One," Mic stated that "Two of his favorite stunts from La Femme Nikita were Season Three's "Someone Else's Shadow," in which Nikita appears to jump out of a 23rd story window of a high-rise office building into a giant airbag on the street below, and "Gates of Hell," in which Michael slides his motorcycle under a tractor-trailer while at the same time firing at enemy agents."