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Clayton J. Barber on boxing, TKD, actor training, and the importance of research (Action Talks #17)
2 hour 5 minutes Posted Jul 14, 2023 at 9:05 pm.
Inspirations and Influences
Getting into Martial Arts
Taekwondo
Transitioning from martial arts into stunts
The Hong Kong Spillover into the US
Working with Sammo
Actors learning their action lines
Getting into indie action filmmaking
Creed
On long-takes and fight choreography
Research and history
The Princess (2022)
Physical method acting and actor training
Creed 3
Anime inspiration in Creed 3
Working with the Creed stars
How to have a long-term career
On making real contact in action scenes
The psychology of Creed 3's action
The challenge of boxing choreography
Closing thoughts
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Clayton J. Barber is a director who got his start as a stuntman and
stunt coordinator and is known for films like Blade, Black Panther, and
the Creed series. He also produced the Rope A Dope series (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5xAbp1SW5c), directed Blindsided: The Game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8sxm30HymU), and he's my mentor. We talk about American stunts, his work with Hong Kong directors, and boxing. His IMDB can be seen here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0053366/
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Telegram: t.me/ericjacobus
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Blog: www.ericjacobus.com
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