Bruce Lle fights the Asian muscleman, Chong Li! You know... that buff Asian guy.
No stunt doubles and no wires, this is pure Bruce Lee Kung Fu!
Watch the high quality version at
http://www.thestuntpeople.com/films/entergavin.php
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK0G26HTqrg
Koichi Sakamoto / 坂本 浩一 is a director and action designer known for his work in the Power Rangers series, Drive (1997), the Kamen Rider and Ultraman series, and my personal favorite Extreme Heist aka Wicked Game (2002). You can see his imdb here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757084/ and his JFDB here: https://jfdb.jp/person/13975
Edited by Jean Paul Franco
Action Talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5
Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2
Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id1686666319
Telegram: t.me/ericjacobus
My studio SuperAlloy: www.superalloyinteractive.com
Blog: www.ericjacobus.com
Timestamps:
0:02:12 Young Koichi's influences
0:04:44 What attracted Koichi to sentai action
0:06:17 Yasuaki Kurata's teaching style compared to standard style in Japan
0:11:04 The reaction of Kurata bringing a new style to Japan
0:12:31 How the TOEI action club changed
0:14:28 The teammates
0:15:28 Coming to America
0:18:02 The Crazy Japanese kid doing stunts on American films
0:19:30 Koichi's description of Sentai
0:24:25 Working on Power rangers
0:27:36 Shooting style of Power Rangers in New Zealand
0:31:04 Designing action for Power rangers
0:34:34 Koichi's work ethic
0:35:29 Guyver, the first Alpha Stunts film
0:37:36 The Guyver kick. "we felt bad because we took the credit"
0:39:31 Drive (1997)
0:48:10 Working with Takeshi Kitano
0:50:21 Wicked Game (2002)
1:00:10 Broken Path
1:05:14 Directing his wife with their 1yr old baby on set
1:07:03 What happened with the Broken Path release
1:08:06 Working with power players on Power Rangers, Sentai etc.
1:14:27 How Koichi's inspirations changed
1:17:22 Action designing for kaiju monsters and more
1:21:27 Koichi's explanation of Kaiju
1:25:23 All about suits
1:28:34 How stunt actors perform in masks
1:31:21 Noh and Kabuki Japanese theater influences in Japanese action
1:38:28 Black Fox
1:40:03 Family trees, and the evolving action movie world
1:48:50 Japanese Wrestling
1:49:29 Advice for people wanting to get into action business in Japan
1:51:49 Being a father in the action film industry
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IYswTt-tGU
Eric Jacobus going nuts with the stunts at FestiGame in Santiago, Chile.
Thank you FestiGame Coca Cola 2018, Santa Monica Studio, the Omen of Sorrow team, and Xsens for helping coordinate this show. Special thanks to Zac Swartout, Chris Adamson, Leo Salinas for keeping it all together.
Music: Synth City by NightStop http://nightstop.bandcamp.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkolY6q-m7c
Reuben Langdon is an actor, stuntman, and motion capture performer known for his work on Devil May Cry and Avatar. We talk about his unique stunt training in Japan, founding Just Cause, and how thinking in different languages might change how we move. You can see his IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486047/
Edited by Jay Huerto
Action Talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5
Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2
Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id1686666319
Telegram: t.me/ericjacobus
My studio SuperAlloy: www.superalloyinteractive.com
Blog: www.ericjacobus.com
Timestamps:
0:00:48 Intro
0:01:09 What Reuben watched and played growing up
0:05:37 Moving to Japan
0:08:20 Martial arts training
0:10:21 Finding an action school in Japan
0:14:25 Learning stunts at the Toei Action Club
0:19:31 Training to help the Sentouin (stuntmen)
0:21:04 Repercussions for messing up as a sentouin
0:22:20 Working with Japan Action Club (JAC)
0:24:00 JAC Training Sessions
0:30:13 Relationship between action schools
0:31:14 Yasuaki Kurata's Action School
0:33:22 Going to Hong Kong
0:38:54 Moving back to America
0:41:25 Koichi Sakamoto's Movement and Filmmaking
0:42:57 Super Sentai Stunt Team and Power Rangers Stunt Team
0:44:04 Martial Law
0:46:41 How training in Japan helped
0:48:47 Western Style Fight Scenes
0:49:25 Sammo pushing him
0:50:27 A Stuntman's job in Hong Kong
0:53:59 Working with Jackie Chan
0:58:46 Jackie and Sammo
1:00:25 Reuben joining Jackie's Stunt Team
1:03:16 Working with Zero Gravity Stunt Team
1:04:33 Just Cause Productions
1:05:53 Getting in to motion capture
1:06:22 On authentic performances
1:07:58 Working with Japanese directors while performing in America
1:09:24 Trying to find what works for both JP and US culture
1:12:03 Midihari (contrast in movement)
1:13:58 Eric's experince with Midihari in mocap
1:15:15 Midihari in Chambara cinema
1:16:41 Triads
1:17:13 The swashbuckling genre
1:17:37 Japanese wrestling and Kaiju
1:18:21 The different camps in Hong Kong cinema
1:19:18 Avatar
1:22:56 Stunt teams in America
1:23:25 Six figures? or do what you want?
1:24:42 Virtual production
1:27:17 Thinking in Japanese
1:29:25 Eric learning Cantonese
1:31:39 Going into a different mode when working with Japanese performers
1:33:56 The awareness of fight scenes to an audience
1:36:00 Hong Kong style boom in America in the late 90s
1:38:04 Korean action cinema
1:43:07 A new fight choreo style from Japan
1:45:50 Koichi Sakamoto's influence on his life
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGZsFaWzaTk
After blind man Walter Cooke (Eric Jacobus) prevents a local gang from shaking down his local grocer Gordon (Roger Yuan), Walter must reckon with the gang's boss Sal (Joe Bucaro). The stakes are high, but Walter's got an ace up his sleeve.
Contact info: info@blindsidedthegamemovie.com
Official Website: https://blindsidedthegamemovie.com/
Follow the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/blindsidedmovie/
Directed by Clayton J. Barber
Written by Eric Jacobus and Clayton J. Barber
Executive Producer: Adam Eccleshall
Produced by David William No and Clayton J. Barber
Director of Photography - Nicholas Verdi
Original Music by Steffen Schmidt
Sound Designer - Johnny Marshall & Matteo Grilli
Edited by Eric Jacobus
Camera Operators - David No, Nicholas Verdi, and Tim Connolly
Blind Consultant - Walter Raineri
Co-Produced by Don Le
Action Director / Fight Coordinator - Eric Jacobus
Fight Choreographer - Roger Yuan
Cast:
Walter Cooke - Eric Jacobus
Gordon - Roger Yuan
Sal - Joe Bucaro
Ace - David William No
Nico - Nicholas Verdi
Gene - Pete Antico
Joey - Brett Sheerin
Kojo - Khalid Ghajji
Luke - Luke LaFontaine
Dean - Justin Hall
Emily - Michelle Lee
Beggar - "Hippie Frank" Frank Strick
Jimmy - Pete Antico
Angie - Emily Yang
Jogger - Karen Pang
Luke's Dog - "Puff"
Assistant Director - "Hippie Frank" Frank Strick
Production Manager - Jair Holguin
Camera Operators - Robert Dill, Nate Votran, Albert Chang, Chris Van Lieshout, Tim Connolly, Nicholas Verdi, David William No
Camera Assistants - Chris Soriano, Parker Amberg, Nate Votran, Allen Quindiagan
Clapper - Lee Chesley
Script Supervisors - Jair Holguin, Erika Goehring, Michelle Doan
Grips - David Rho, Tim Meikle, Sean Dundas, David Park
Costume Designer & Stylist - Sharon Zhang
On-Set Wardrobe - Lee Chesley
Makeup & Hair - Karen Pang
Art Director - Laura Aika Tanimoto
Art Director's Assistant - Daniel Alvarado
Props Master - Jiy Park
Set Dressers - Allen Quindiagan, Nicholas Delgado
Sound Recordists - Jason Foster, Duncan Boisineau, Zach Chamberlain, Christina Connolly
Boom Operator - Allen Quindiagan
BTS Photographers - Nate Votran, Duncan Boisineau
Preproduction Videographer - Grant Corvin
On Set Photographer - Philip Cuenco
Key Art and Titles - Gil Sanabria
Key Art Photographer - Jenna Tower
Graphic Designer - Helton Carvalho
Picture Car - Radu Georgescu
Blindness Technical Advisor - Walter T. Raineri
Card Technical Advisors - Jeff Gore, Albert Chang, John 'Shine' Cramer
Action Director - Eric Jacobus
Stunt Coordinator - Henry Kinji Jr.
Sword Fight Coordinator - Luke LaFontaine
Knife Fight Choreographer - Roger Yuan
Sword Trainer - Andrej Diamantstein
Previz Editor - David William No
Action Team - Clayton J. Barber, Eric Jacobus, David William No, Luke LaFontaine, Roger Yuan, Nicholas Verdi, Brett
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8sxm30HymU
Interview with Rose Donahue of Quantum Arc Media
"On this episode of Cinema Crunch, Eric Jacobus, co-founder of SuperAlloy Interactive, speaks with Rose Donahue about using motion capture gear to create high impact and high action content for video games and film. They also discuss the anthropology of the neuroscience of violence, concepts that Eric keeps in mind when creating choreography and fight "code" for his clients."
Instagram: @quantum.arc
Twitter: @quantumarcmedia
Facebook: Quantum Arc Media, LLC
Youtube: Quantum Arc Media
Rose Instagram: @rosayrosay
Rose FB: Rose Donahue
Rose Twitter: @donahue_rose
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1ek4a1mgig
The Stunt People bring you a fan film of Double Dragon, one of the best beat em ups ever made. Many nods to Streets of Rage too.
Contact Eric Jacobus at theericjacobus@gmail.com
Stars
Lucas Okuma as Iron Shirt, the one who takes the hits
Dennis Ruel as Tornado, the one who dodges
and Eric Jacobus as Eye Patch, the one who blocks!
The Stunt People
http://www.thestuntpeople.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxvfpLehArw