Eric Jacobus (God of War, Mafia III) is taking what he's learned from his work as a motion capture performer in triple-A videogame titles and applying it to the indie film and game development world. Only days after utilizing motion capture to embody an Omen of Sorrow character for a live stunt show at Santiago's FestiGame, Jacobus used [...]
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Nerdmacia interviews Eric Jacobus about doing stunts in God of War
onNerdmacia recently interviewed Eric Jacobus at FestiGame in Santiago, Chile about his work as a stuntman in God of War. Below is the Google translation of the original interview. At Festigame Coca Cola 2018, we were able to interview Eric Jacobus briefly, Kratos' double of action in the new God Of War game. We asked him [...]
Eric Jacobus Channels Akuma – But ditches the flip flops
onEric Jacobus is back with another entry in his Tekken In Real Life series, this time with Akuma from Tekken 7. Jacobus recently took a short break from producing the series while moving his studio again, but now that he's settled in, the raging demon could be unleashed. Jacobus writes in the video's description: Akuma's moves are [...]
Who Is Eric Jacobus? His new demo reel explains.
onHow To Fight Like Kratos with Eric Jacobus
onI had the insane privilege of working on Santa Monica Studio's monumental Playstation 4 game God of War doing motion capture for Kratos, and the team put together this interview about how we approached Kratos' combat in the game. [T]hey didn’t exactly hire a UFC fighter to do the motion capture for Kratos. Instead, they turned to [...]
Eric Jacobus Returns to His Tekken Workout using Devil Jin’s Movelist
onIt's still January but California-based stuntman Eric Jacobus has already had a very busy 2017. From promoting his new short Blindsided and writing the feature film adaptation to working as a motion capture stuntman for numerous video games, Jacobus had momentarily stepped away from the Tekken IRL series. In his Armor King IRL video, Jacobus polled his YouTube subscribers, whose numbers recently surpassed 50,000, [...]
Eric Jacobus Stunt Reel – Watch Now!
onEric Jacobus's new stunt reel is now live! Check out all his latest kicks, flips, wrecks, and whatever else gets thrown at him!
Eric Jacobus Interview Jan 22 @ 7pm PST – Tweet your questions LIVE!
onOn Tuesday I'll be interviewed on the On Blast Show, taking questions live about anything from my role in Mortal Kombat Legacy to my short stint on the latest A Good Day to Die Hard as well as anything related to Death Grip, Contour, The Stunt People, and whatever else you all can think of. Here's the info: [...]
Comic Con 2012 Adventures – Darren Shahlavi “Twister” of Ip Man 2 Talks Stunts
onOn day two of our Comic-Con 2012 visit, Darren Shahlavi stopped by the booth and remembered me from contact him on Facebook. I gave him a copy of Death Grip, and he spent an hour giving me the low-down on what it's like being a "gwailo" (foreigner) in Hong Kong films. From his big debut as [...]