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John Sakas - Credits
John started his career in the Entertainment Industry by performing stunt/precision driving for Feature Films and Television. He joined the Screen Actor's Guild after working with Stunt Coordinators, Peter McKernan and Phil Adams.
John learned to fly helicopters in 1992. After obtaining his pilot's license, he worked on numerous productions that utilized aerial photography. It was during these years of working closely with Directors behind the camera, that he gained the most knowledge of how to get "the shot."
Today, John has combined all of his talents from his unique experience to bring you Team Right. As a driver working with helicopters, John is one of the best. His understanding of the production's needs as well as the performance characteristics of the helicopter, makes him the best choice as the driver in your next production.
John Macchia
"Johnny" has over 25 years in the film industry as a driving coordinator, precision driver, stuntman and actor. His credits include over 300 films, pilots, promos and commercials. Among his specialties is communications between director, air film ship and on camera ground shots.
One of Johnny's credits was for Dick Clark Productions, the campaign for the introduction of the BMW Z3 Roadster. He was the driver, actor and coordinator on the 9 week production shot across the U.S. to introduce the vehicle to America. He was instrumental in making sure shot selections, shooting angles and lenses, car to camera communications and safety for crew and public were always priorities. With the success of the production shoot, footage was used in the BMW commercials and dealer promos as well as shots used for the James Bond film doubling for Pierce Brosnan and commercials for Apple Computers.
Numerous other work is available on request.
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