The Terminator searched for Sarah Connor's address in a phonebook. Somehow he didn't have a photo of her nor knew what she looked like. A mistake like this would not pass today, but did this bother anyone in 1984? I don't think it did. Photos weren't very important then - we took a few of [...]
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Choreography as a muscle
onYesterday 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, [...]
Small Fish and a Promise
onThe latest series of events in Stunt People history have made it painfully obvious to me that you have to be a huge player to get any momentum in the entertainment world. Materials - Getting a printing company to make 1,000 DVDs on time when their regular clients print 50,000 is like pulling teeth. Printing [...]
Death Grip Authoring Complete – Special Update on Special Features
onThis weekend I spent about 48 hours finishing up the Death Grip behind-the-scenes featurette The Life of Death Grip, which clocked in at 75 minutes. I also finished authoring the DVD and the Blu Ray masters and shipped them off to Signature Media this morning. If all goes as planned, we'll have 2000 DVDs and [...]
Some More Death Grip Behind the Scenes Videos – Plus an Update
onColor: 98% - Finish on Friday. Sound: 95% - Finish next week. Music: Done. Behind the scenes featurette: 40%. Finish by June 13th. This is taking the bulk of my time right now. DVD and BD authoring: 10% (art only). Finish by June 15th. Commentary: 0%, but will only take a total of 4 hours. [...]
An Action Filmmaker in Italy – Part of the Cannes 2012 Trip
onTuesday, May 22 - Our time in Italy was short but sweet, punctuated with our sound designer Matteo and a stunt team called D-Unit. We went into the fashion capital of Milano, where we went to the only coffee place that resembled Starbucks called Arnold Coffee. Italy is the only European country that doesn't have [...]
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 [...]
An Action Filmmaker in Cannes – Day 4
onDay 4 - Saturday May 19 Today was much more relaxed. I slept in until 7:10am for a change and spent the first two hours writing. Rebecca and I ate some of the fine, bagged 2€ madelines from the supermarket and set off to catch all the booths we may have missed. What we found [...]
An Action Filmmaker in Cannes – Day 3
onDay 3 - Friday, May 18. Got to the producer's workshop late. The speakers were two producers, one of whom, Katriel Schory, manages an Israeli film fund that finances 3-5 films per year at about $500,000 each. The discussion was on what kind of producers we are, creative, financial, or personal (often, you're only one [...]