It’s not just about throwing punches and hoping it looks good…

Many factors have to be taken into consideration when creating a fight scene for the big screen, TV or other productions. I’m not going to give away secrets or tricks of the trade or claim I am an expert at everything. I’m here to share my knowledge and experience that I have gained over 20+ years in the stunt business. I’m just going to cover the basics, touch on different aspects – the things that people ask me who are interested in what I do or they want to start a career in acting or stunt performing.

So…

In a nutshell…

Let’s begin with this…

A choreographed fight scene for the big screen, TV or any other platform for entertainment is usually an impressive illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers.

That’s the goal anyway but accidents do happen sometimes, it’s all part of the job.

Obviously, there are different types of fight scenes and we will cover that in another article. This is just a quick look at the many aspects of creating a realistic and safe fight scene for entertainment.

A quick bit about me…

I not only perform and choreograph fight scenes, I also chaperone actors during their performance on set, making sure whatever they contribute to a scene is done safely and effectively. With years of experience in the London Fire Brigade, I have a good understanding of risk assessments and know how to handle a ‘heated’ (excuse the pun) performance where movements can go wrong with a misconception of timing and distance between two or a group of performers.
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