Action director, Screen-Fighting, action direction, editing, fight choreography, stunt coordination, stunt-fighting
Avatar is everything I expected from a James Cameron big-budget action-packed sci-fi epic — and more.
I’m most pleased that he’s maintained his own directing style. Rather than adopt the most annoying trend of vomit-inducing handheld camerawork and seizure-sparking rapid-fire editing, Cameron sticks with what made him the most successful action-movie filmmaker on the planet: imaginative [...]
Check out the January 2010 issue of Black Belt magazine for my interview with Reuben Langdon, one of the most sought-after stuntmen and fight choreographers in movies, TV, and video games.
Reuben has worked with everyone from Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung to Sam Raimi and Hayden Christensen. He most recently worked on the epic James [...]
Did you know that they’re remaking The Karate Kid? With Will Smith’s son as the titular character. And Jackie Chan in the Miyagi role. And it’s going to be called The Kung Fu Kid.
Ugh. I gotta be honest, I groaned the first time I heard they were remaking The Karate Kid. Why does Hollywood continually [...]
I’m tired and exhausted…but I feel good.
The filming of Back Alive yesterday went well. We shot four sequences (three of them fight scenes) all in less than six hours. That ain’t too bad, especially considering we had no prior rehearsals or training.
I’m most proud of the fact that I memorized all of the choreography within [...]
Though I’m exhausted, I’m feeling really good about the training and rehearsal we put in for The Haymaker today.
The most enjoyable part of stunt fighting for me (next to actual filming) is this stage: planning the fight choreography. Stunt coordinator John Kreng (Night of the Templar) and boxing trainer Jeff Mulvin (Price of Glory) really [...]
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.
