There’s a cool little L.A. Times article about stunt coordinator Simon Crane’s work with Angelina Jolie on the upcoming action-thriller Salt. Here’s a little snippet from a Jolie quote:
“Simon is the best stunt coordinator in the business as he brings each character’s unique personality into the fight scenes,” Jolie says in an [...]
Acting, Action director, Producing, Screen-Fighting, action direction, stunt coordination, stunt-fighting
Last Sunday, I was invited to attend Diana Lee Inosanto’s DVD release party of her directorial debut, The Sensei.
For most martial artists, you’ll recognize the name. She is the daughter of martial arts legend Dan Inosanto and the “honorary niece” of one of the world’s biggest icons, Bruce Lee. But what you might not realize [...]
Producing, Screen-Fighting, action direction, fight choreography, stunt coordination, stunt-fighting
It’s about time. Check out this cool little ditty: a trailer for an CG-animation zombie movie.
It’s called A.D. and is directed by Ben Hibon, written by Haylar Garcia, and produced by Bernie Goldmann (300), Tarik Heitmann (The Sensei), and Renee Tab.
Looks pretty cool. I like the idea of taking the zombie genre into the digital [...]
Check out this live stunt-fighting demonstration that I helped facilitate at Black Belt Magazine’s website.
It was held at the recent International Mixed Martial Arts Expo in Los Angeles and features stunt coordinator John Kreng and his stunt crew explaining the differences between a realistic MMA-style self-defense situation versus an MMA-styled fight for the movies.
It features [...]
My article about the recent Hollywood Stuntwomen’s Awards is featured in the February 2010 issue of Black Belt magazine and on the publication’s website.
Check out my story for a recap of all the excitement, from Jamie Lee Curtis receiving the Action Icon Award and Zoe Bell (Kill Bill) making an appearance, to actress/stuntwoman Natascha Hopkins [...]
Welcome to the blog of PATRICK VUONG: a stuntman specializing in film fighting and fight choreography. Here, you will find his blog about the pleasures and pains of fake fighting, get the latest news about his projects, and have access to his various demo reels.
