Choreography should be more than stringing together combat movements in a random order. Based on last week’s post Character in Choreography, you have some ideas how to customize your performance of a fight, but what about fight design? The Videogame Fallacy I love fighting games, and you can learn a lot about fighting styles from […]
We’ve heard Fight Directors say some version of the following: You must act during the fight The choreography should be an expression of your character Don’t worry about the speed, it’s the intention that matters What does any of that mean? Imagine a Real Sword Fight The mentality and strategy of sword fighting largely remains […]
An event with a title too long to fit in the header: Academie Duello and Bard on the Beach present Shakespeare’s Rebel Book Launch & Sword Fight Event When? Monday, July 22nd, 7pm Where? Bard on the Beach, Vanier Park What? A fight show and book launch! Celebrate the launch of Bard alumni C.C. Humphreys’ […]
I was recently asked a series of questions by a reporter who had some misconceptions about stage combat. A few of them were variants on: How do you and your students rank internationally? Rank? Well, obviously we think we’re the best in the world! I first challenged the idea that stage combat schools and stunt […]
I know an upcoming movie with that theme! Not Thor 2 Although it may be tempting to Ricochet the trailer for Thor 2: The Dark World (2013) with references to Thor (2011) and the changes to story or crew that may make the sequel better or worse, but I just don’t care. Instead I’m aiming […]
If your company has not budgeted sufficiently for fight direction, then you will necessarily have poor stage combat. If you have allocated no budget at all, you have no fights. Some companies try to get around this by finding a volunteer fight choreographer or a cast member who has taken a workshop one time, but […]
There’s been a lot of news in the world of Canadian Stage Combat in the past week, so here’s what’s worth noting. In proper news style, here’s a rundown of the headlines: No 2013 Nationals Montreal Regionals Casey’s Youth Class Rapier Wit Motion Capture Vancouver Certification Intensive No 2013 Nationals Nationals is cancelled. Paul Gelineau, […]