Emmanuel Manzanares is an up-and-coming name in the action film world. He's had a consistent stream of content showing off his skills as a choreographer, camera operator, and director. His latest effort is with the super talented duo of Brendan Huor and Mickey Facchinello, where they recreate the finale of Wheels on Meals between Jackie [...]
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(not so) Indie Showcase – Donnie Yen stunt team member Kenji Tanigaki does shapes in memory of “Martial Club”
onKenji Tanigaki is a name we should all know. He's been doing stunts and choreography on Donnie Yen's films since Ballistic Kiss and can be seen in supporting action parts in Wu Xia, Sha Po Lang, and Flash Point. He's put together a video tribute of Martial Club where his team recreates the famous alley [...]
GoPro Hero3 Impressions from an Action Filmmaker’s Perspective
onI bought my GoPro Hero3 Black Edition from Best Buy along with chest and head straps for the sole purpose of doing first-person action scenes. The FPS movie ("found footage") genre is one of my favorites, and I think it's criminally underused, especially in the action cross-genre, so my hopes have been to create solid action [...]
“Beast Mode 2” – Proof that the indie action community does it better
onShaun Finney has released his second installment of Beast Mode, a reel of the latest indie action from across the globe, set to a rad song. If you're new to the indie action world, then this is a great place to start. The Stunt People Forum is also a great gathering place for indie action [...]
Indie Action Weekly-ish Roundup – August 14, 2012
onHiroshi Adachi's Shoreline Operation with Emmanuel Manzanares Sleeping Dogs, action by EMC Monkeys, funded by Enix themselves! Reddit article here. Green Jade by Movie-Do
Indie Action Weekly Roundup – Stunt People Edition – August 2, 2012
onIt's been a long time coming since the last indie action roundup, and since there's been so much good stuff released lately just featuring various Stunt People members and associates, it's time to resume the madness and show you exactly how indie action videos are superior to Hollywood's latest stream of ooze (though Captain America [...]
The Stunt People featured in Lawson’s “Top 10 Fights of 2010”
onLawson posted his top 10 fights of 2010 and picked a few that aren't available online, including the finale from Dogs of Chinatown a(4:24) and my fight against Ed Kahana in Detective Story (8:19). We're honored to be featured! Hats off to all the other indie guys in there: The Young Masters: http://www.youtube.com/user/youngmasters/featured Jabronie Pictures: [...]
My Interview with Far East Films about Death Grip and The Stunt People
onPhil Mills of Far East Films has posted an interview with me where I talk about Death Grip and The Stunt People. Check out the interview at http://www.fareastfilms.com/customPage/74.htm. Thanks Phil!
An Action Filmmaker in … Seborga?
onSunday May 20. An early start today was necessary to catch the 7:45 am train to bordighera, which would lead us to our final destination of Seborga, the independent principality that was celebrating its second anniversary of the election of their prince. The euro rail was smooth, the tray tables long, and we hopped off [...]