Category: Choreography
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Choreography as a muscle
Yesterday I shot the first fight scene I’ve done since finishing Death Grip. It’s a videogame parody where I play a Karate man taking on two other players played by fellow Stunt People and Death Grip actors Shaun Finney and Yun Lujhei Yang. Stunt practices have paid off: I could still kick and punch pretty quick,…
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Skills I Seek In Stunt People
Someone asked me what I look for in a stunt people when casting for our films. I gave him more than an ear-full, which may have been unwarranted but made me realize it could make an interesting post, because the answers weren’t as broad as some would think. Not Telegraphing If I’m doing a kick…
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What are your picks for best action scenes of 2011?
In my opinion, nothing could match these three scenes – plus Donnie’s fight with Andy On in The Lost Bladesman which I decided not to upload – in terms of creativity: Action choreography by Donnie Yen Action choreography by Donnie Yen Action choreography by Dion Lam
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Chinese Zodiac – Jackie Chan preps a 4 min stunt scene
Jackie Chan on location in Paris, France Jackie Chan was recently featured in an interview while launching his Maotai Wine, and revealed that shooting of Chinese Zodiac – described as his last action-packed film – is about to wrap while a scene involving lots of stunts is to be initiated which will take an amount of…
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Special Identity – Donnie prepping the fight choreography
Donnie and his stunt team preparing fight choreography Donnie Yen and his stunt team are currently prepping the fight choreography for the upcoming action thriller Special Identity seen on the image. The best thing about it is that Donnie’s good old friend and once on-screen rival John Salvitti – who you might remember from In…
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Structure for a fight scene
Recently I posted about story structure. Typically, the entire story has 40 or so scenes, each one with a beginning and end. What to do with the stuff in between? That’s where more structure comes in, and you can literally use the same structure to figure out the beats of a scene. This way, there’s…
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J. J. (Jordan) Perry on Haywire, stunt business, and filmmaking
JJ Perry has been all over the stunt industry. From doing stunts as Sub Zero in the Mortal Kombat film to fight choreography in Haywire, his credentials speak for themselves. Here are some interviews where he basically reiterates the Action Kickback Model, that audiences today are smarter about martial arts than just 10 years ago…
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“The Jimmy”, or how to get rid of the gun in a fight scene
If you make martial art movies, you’ve run into this problem: how do I get to the fight scene when the guy’s got a gun? So you gotta develop some kind of ridiculous reason the gun disappears, breaks, unloads, or any number of excuses to take the scene in a fighting direction. I call it…
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Bob Anderson 1922 – 2012
Bob Anderson brought us much of American swordplay cinema. His credits include Highlander, The Princess Bride, Three Musketeers, Pirates, and more. He also doubled David Prowse as Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Ever since the emergence of Errol Flynn, Hollywood has respected the blade. Swordfights are shot wider…
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Donnie Yen UK Tour 1990 (Video)
Dip at the SP Forum posted this clip of Donnie Yen touring in the UK in 1990 promoting Tiger Cage and In the Line of Duty 4. Lots of him talking about how to get hired in the booming HK action film market of the 90s as well as showcasing his skills for the screen.…