Kung Fu vs Zombies - Dev Diary #1 - Making a battle scene with 2 people
In this episode of the dev diaries behind Kung Fu vs. Zombies, we show how we made an entire battle scene pre-viz using just 2 stuntmen. Contact: info@superalloyinteractive.com
Motion capture system: Xsens Software: Unity 3D and Adobe Premiere Directed by Eric Jacobus Performers: Dennis Ruel and Eric Jacobus Crew: Mark Johnson and Caleb Garcia Produced by Zac Swartout Created at SuperAlloy Interactive Music: Sport3000 - specter - 11 circles feat. vcr-classique ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InQMAGkA-wI
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
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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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Hiroshi Adachi and Eric Jacobus go head to head in this Wheels on Meals-inspired fight scene from The Stunt People.
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Directed by Pete Lee and Eric Jacobus
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Jasper and the Boss hire a master thief to steal The Tech, a mysterious, shiny orb of infinite consequences. The thief soon finds himself in a strange situation: he refuses to give up The Tech. Features three musical numbers and bone-crunching martial arts action scenes by The Stunt People!
Directed by
Chelsea Steffensen
Produced by
Chelsea Steffensen & Eric Jacobus
Starring
Chelsea Steffensen
Nathaniel Pierson
Nathan Hoskins
Gavin Merrick
Eric Jacobus
Jeremiah Esses
Edited by
Eric Jacobus
thestuntpeople.com
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Eric Jacobus tackles Lei Wulong's movelist from Tekken - drunken boxing, snake fist, all that kind of thing!
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Breakdown - Lei Wulong appears to be inspired by Jackie Chan's Wong Fei Hung character from the Drunken Master series. His hair, outfit, and moveset confirm this. Attacks and throws are taken directly from Drunken Master 1 and 2. The designers also threw in various animal poses from Hong Kong film lore, making Lei Wulong a fun, mythical fighter.
Eric Jacobus is a stuntman and actor based in San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA. Check him out in the award-winning series Rope A Dope - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5xAbp1SW5c&list=PLKvT1cdaRn78_IjUqfMAfGIpwWEn0c0Rg&index=1
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- Movelist template by Blood Burger https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdDw5mbJ6MvRt9Kj7mH2Vw
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See Bobby's full episode here: https://youtu.be/cISVa1lYAog
Bobby Samuels (aka Robert Samuels) is a stuntman and director who worked extensively with Sammo Hung in Hong Kong and now produces and directs action films in America. His work includes Gambling Ghost, Don't Give a Damn, and the Shadow Fist series. You can see his IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0760512/
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Edited by Joey Min
Special thanks to Gary Choi
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Eric Jacobus teaches you how to perform Kazuya's Spinning Demon kick from Tekken in real life.
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Which video game moves would you like to see in real life? Tell us in the comments!
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Breakdown - The spinning demon kick is a double back sweep with no hands and no touchdown. Its strain on the legs requires high amounts of thigh, glute, and hip conditioning. It's completely useless in real life, and was most likely not performed without hands when it was motion captured, but if you want to do it exactly like Kazuya, learn your sweeps, strengthen your legs, and you should be able to get it in time.
Eric Jacobus is a stuntman and actor based in San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA. Check him out in the award-winning series Rope A Dope - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5xAbp1SW5c&list=PLKvT1cdaRn78_IjUqfMAfGIpwWEn0c0Rg&index=1
- Pads and costumes sponsored by Tiger Claw http://www.tigerclaw.com
- Graphic design by Helton Carvalho http://jkorso.deviantart.com
- Pants by prAna http://www.prana.com
- Movelist template by Blood Burger https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdDw5mbJ6MvRt9Kj7mH2Vw
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