Action director, Screen-Fighting, action direction, fight choreography, stunt coordination

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Screen-Fighting 101

With my demo reel a bit delayed, I’ve posted a few of my published martial arts articles in my Media section.
Screen-fighting enthusiasts will get a kick (pun intended) out of my feature article (Screen Fighting 101 in Black Belt magazine) on how to break into the industry and what to do once you’ve made it.
Enjoy [...]

Action director, Screen-Fighting, action direction, fight choreography, stunt coordination

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(Annoying) Screen-fighting Trends

I haven’t actually done a study of recent action movies, but in my unscientific observations, I’ve found two growing (and annoying) trends in action direction in the past few years:

Shaky-Camera Syndrome
Repetitive Martial Arts Expertise

Shaky-Camera Syndrome: This trend is fast becoming the bane of my existence. All too often, directors and actions directors are choosing [...]

Acting, Producing, Screen-Fighting, Writing, action direction, fight choreography, short movies, stunt coordination

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The Pain of Pretend Fighting

I got hit by a truck.
At least that’s how I feel. My neck is stiff as a rod. My back is sore. My triceps burn like fire. My hamstrings have pulled taunt, like paino wire. And I have welts everywhere — two on my left arm, one on my right, and another on my right [...]

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