I'm a pretty careful stuntman, but often the injuries we withstand happen in the more mundane parts of life. I've taken various steps to change my lifestyle so that I don't get injured, both on and off set, and so here are 5 of those things that I do, which, according to expert opinion, are [...]
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Cabin Fever – A New Way to Pre-Viz (and Finish) Action Movies Using 3Viz
onby Eric JacobusI spent years doing traditional pre-vis (or "previz") for action scenes in films and shows like Altered Carbon, Black Panther, and A Good Day to Die Hard. I took this overseas for Heart of a Champion and Man Who Feels No Pain. Previz is a video blueprint for a movie. They did one [...]
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 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, [...]
How to Perform the Hong Kong Spin (Video) – Indie Action Essentials
onI'm making action filmmaking tutorials now for indie action filmmakers, martial artists, and stuntmen and stuntwomen, a series I'm calling "Indie Action Essentials". The first skill I'm tackling is the Hong Kong spin, or the "HK". The video includes all the steps plus what padding I recommend when doing the stunt on hard surfaces. If [...]
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 [...]
Foruson Trailer – Featuring Action by The Stunt People – Watch Now!
onMatt Somerville has released his promo trailer for "Foruson." The trailer was shot purely for promotional purposes, and most everything that was shot is in the trailer. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=16524223&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0Foruson trailer from Matt Somerville on Vimeo. We're going to try and get hold of the bar fight, since that one was shot with continuity.
Stunt Practice with Andy Long
onAlex Ng made a video of our March 13th practice when Andy Long came to visit. Alex Ng (light blue shirt) Andy Long (black shirt, black pants) Dave Yoo (black tank top) Erika Balasabas (red shirt) Eric Jacobus (blue shirt, black track pants) Shaun Finney (gray sweatshirt) Lucas Okuma (white pants) Duncan Daveau Kight (blue [...]
Capitalising off the Studio System
onNow that I've made the case that even in this economy filmmakers are still incredibly well off, I thought I'd go a bit further... no, more like jump off a cliff, and make the case that because it's so easy to make films, it's possible to make money (hopefully profit) at the cost of the [...]