Fight scenes are first of all scenes, and we’d all prefer to act in well-written and exciting plays. Here’s a selection of plays that have fight scenes, in no particular order. And it’s certainly not exhaustive. They’re not categorized by weapon, since you can often substitute weapons without ruining the meaning of the conflict. I […]
To temper my post from last week, I decided to go back to my original topic: What are awesome fight scenes and how do we make important artistic choices? My post called Fight Craft talked about how fight direction and stage combat in general are best categorized as skills and craftsmanship. It should not be […]
I have been musing for the last year or so about the Art of Stage Combat. The question that keeps rolling around in my head is a combination of these elements: There is more to art than aesthetics or technique Other arts are appreciated both in isolation and as an element of theatre/film (dance, singing, […]
What’s good for kids, especially your little actors? Why is the stage combat course age 16 and up? Physical, Mental and Emotional I do not have offspring, but I do have an opinion about how they should be raised. Maybe I should rethink this entire post. No, I have too many requests for kids’ classes […]
You may have noticed the text in there: From the Director of the Original The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. That’s what we’re going to talk about today: Niels Arden Oplev. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009) Based on a novel called “Men Who Hate Women” by the late Swedish author Steig Larson. The […]
The official announcements are out. Yours truly is slated to teach Basic level Sword at this year’s Fight Directors Canada National Workshop. It will be held in Montreal, at Concordia University. Here’s the official news: Fight Directors Canada in association with the Concordia University Department of Theatre Presents The 2013 National Certification Workshop Fight Directors […]
Here begins a new series on the PlayFighting blog: I’m going to take a trailer for an upcoming action movie, and pair it with footage and commentary from its predecessors. The trajectory may bounce around a bit, but in the collateral damage you’ll have a better idea about the potential of the upcoming action film. […]