That's actually what a lot of action scenes are missing today. The pauses here helped to pace the fight better and as a result, the scene was much easier to follow.
Wooo the way this fight ended felt so raw and real. Even though no words were exchanged there was communication in the body language. BRAVO to your art!
Story and beat structure are outlined first, then the rest of the fight is choreographed on the fly, shot by shot. We rehearse a shot of choreography 10 to 20 times, shoot 5-10 takes until we get it, then move on.
Eric, as someone who has only recently started to get into the stunt world, I have to say that you are a huge inspiration. Every time I see one of your videos, I re-play them over and over just to study your choreographies, movements, reactions...it's a gold mine. Thank you for such high quality material, and also thank you for your tutorials! It's interesting to me how you choreograph the fight on the fly....this whole time I thought the whole thing had to be ready before you started rehearsing. Huh...
Excellent. There is no doubt the people who watched this video rewinded a few times at some really great parts. Very good work ! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
totally amazing fight scene! i was like u inspired by Jackie chan that i also made some fight scene on my channel, but not as good of course. But this fight scene really really awesome! Great job!:) pls make more Jackie Chan/Donnie yen inspired fight scenes!!
This is the best RUclips Kungfu scene I've seen so far! Excellent! the action editing seemed smooth to me, the music added to the suspence, great facial expressions during the fight!
I actually got to do that after doing this vid! Got to choreograph and pre-viz a fight for Die Hard 5. When it comes out we'll see if my choreography got used. Keep an eye out for a knife fight.
How in the heck do you come up with all these intros, outros, and the placing of each planned attack almost so perfectly? Your choreography is mad amazing!!! I know this was posted like 8 years ago but I wanna see something like this again!
I know you posted this content 8 years ago and probably you wont see this comment but I gotta tell you I just discovered your channel and I'm addicted to it Eric! Keep them coming bro! Love from Malaysia ✌
***** I don't like him personally, but you can't argue against his success, he is apparently doing something right, but the stuff you and all these guys do is even more awesome, and I don't understand how you don't have a larger audience.......thus is the internet I suppose.....
Наконец-то я посмотрел это видео я очень долго ждал пока у нас его разблокируют и вот я посмотрел спасибо тебе Eric Jacobus и вся съёмочная группа работавшая над этим роликом
You guys are beast. I´ve been watching your shortfilms for years (I love Undercut, poor ninja dog) and it keeps better and better. Wish you have a leader role on a important movie
@MarioXavie thanks, though comparing ourselves to Jackie Chan gets views, and if we were to translate 10,000 views into dollars, I think that's around twelve cents or something.
I can't wait for Die Hard 5 now even more! Always looking forward to that! Is there another fight in that movie that you choreographed? And any other movies coming out that you choreographed? You got to meet Bruce Willis?! This is stellar news!!!! I think this is the wisest choice Hollywood has made since Jack Foley made sound! You guys are awesome!
It's true Chan's style has evolved over the years, but have you seen Wheels on Meals? It's one of my fave Chan films, directed by the masterful Sammo Hung co-staring Yuen Biao. Anyway, this short imitates that style of fighting flawlessly so the title of the vid is entirely accurate
@wolf22: continuity and logic is incredibly important in crafting a fight like this - there is a definite progression, or a "story" in our choreography that begins somewhere and takes the characters on a quick little journey where there has to be some sort of transformation. We each came to the fight with certain ideas, and try our best to string them together in a narrative fashion, throwing away the ideas that didn't fit the tone or the "story". -Pete Lee, shooter co-director
Hey awesome job. I'm a student filmmaker. I really enjoy the look and grit of your performance. Question: what makes a good fight scene? Any feedback would be great.
@ericjacobus lol yeah I always enjoy a fight scene that can tell a story. Do you ever shoot them out of order? for instance filming the last kick first or the first punch third? Or is it just easier to film it as it will look in the final edit.
@crichtonIASA Thanks man. This vid is in our channel. No news on BDB, but I'm currently working on my personal project Death Grip. Moving nicely and if all goes as planned Death Grip will smash Contour.
That's actually what a lot of action scenes are missing today. The pauses here helped to pace the fight better and as a result, the scene was much easier to follow.
Wooo the way this fight ended felt so raw and real. Even though no words were exchanged there was communication in the body language. BRAVO to your art!
This is hands down my favorite Stunt People short
It better make it in! You can't deny the Stunt people's work! Can't wait! thanks for replying so quickly! More Hollywood movies should hire you!
Story and beat structure are outlined first, then the rest of the fight is choreographed on the fly, shot by shot. We rehearse a shot of choreography 10 to 20 times, shoot 5-10 takes until we get it, then move on.
Eric, as someone who has only recently started to get into the stunt world, I have to say that you are a huge inspiration. Every time I see one of your videos, I re-play them over and over just to study your choreographies, movements, reactions...it's a gold mine. Thank you for such high quality material, and also thank you for your tutorials! It's interesting to me how you choreograph the fight on the fly....this whole time I thought the whole thing had to be ready before you started rehearsing. Huh...
Hey that was way better than most real fights even alot of the mma fights and alot more exciting lol.
And it just ends like that? Brilliant! That was amazing!
White guy: Myung Jae Nam Hapkido
Asian guy: Gasho-Ryu Karate
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Very good gentlemen. good power in the movements hard solid blocks.. looks real and I like the arm locks escapes..
Excellent. There is no doubt the people who watched this video rewinded a few times at some really great parts. Very good work ! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Gentlemen, this is one of the best things you' ve done by far, and i watch you for five years. Absolutely stunning,
hey we tried!
Love your stuff, talk about a hidden gem of a channel
BEST FIGHT EVER ERIC
Die Hard 5 knife fight did not make it into the film. This is why I like doing indie stuff.
Damn good. Better than any fight seen in a US movie in a decade
This is better than any "hollywood" fight scene i've ever seen! keep up the great work guys!!! hope to see more!
totally amazing fight scene! i was like u inspired by Jackie chan that i also made some fight scene on my channel, but not as good of course. But this fight scene really really awesome! Great job!:) pls make more Jackie Chan/Donnie yen inspired fight scenes!!
Excellent fight! Loved the kicks!
I love these videos. The fights are great and the stories are better than most fill length movies these days.
Astonishing as always. As expected from the stunt people.
It is amazing that stunt-people and Shawn Bernal's group aren't doing more choreography for Hollywood. Great work.
This is the best RUclips Kungfu scene I've seen so far! Excellent! the action editing seemed smooth to me, the music added to the suspence, great facial expressions during the fight!
OMG! I thought it was a fight scene with Colin Farrell In it! Good job guys!
I actually got to do that after doing this vid! Got to choreograph and pre-viz a fight for Die Hard 5. When it comes out we'll see if my choreography got used. Keep an eye out for a knife fight.
How in the heck do you come up with all these intros, outros, and the placing of each planned attack almost so perfectly? Your choreography is mad amazing!!! I know this was posted like 8 years ago but I wanna see something like this again!
Damn Hiroshi that fall at the end looked painful. great work
I know you posted this content 8 years ago and probably you wont see this comment but I gotta tell you I just discovered your channel and I'm addicted to it Eric! Keep them coming bro! Love from Malaysia ✌
Thumbs up if you rewatched this over and over again
I subscribed after watching this. A brilliant, technically choreographed fight scene. Only fight scenes better are the ones in The Raid Redemption.
Very nice. Loved the hand movements.
Wow amazing choreography!!!
Wow, wow, wow! Guys this was just fantastic! Great job!!
This only has 14k subs? Wait PewdiePie, has 24 MILLION.....and this only has 14k? This world confuses me, anyway, subbed.
There just aren't many people in the world with good taste.
***** Well you guys just keep doing what you do, I look forward to seeing more of this grade A stuff from you, keep on keepin on. You are awesome.
*****
i love pewds. but i just didnt know about ur channel :)
I love pewds too, guilty pleasure ;)
***** I don't like him personally, but you can't argue against his success, he is apparently doing something right, but the stuff you and all these guys do is even more awesome, and I don't understand how you don't have a larger audience.......thus is the internet I suppose.....
Наконец-то я посмотрел это видео я очень долго ждал пока у нас его разблокируют и вот я посмотрел спасибо тебе Eric Jacobus и вся съёмочная группа работавшая над этим роликом
Oh my goodness. This is good stuff!!! Amazing choreography and certainly some of the best hand to hand exchanges i've seen in a while!
I love you Eric!!!
You guys are beast. I´ve been watching your shortfilms for years (I love Undercut, poor ninja dog) and it keeps better and better. Wish you have a leader role on a important movie
Only choreographed one fight and no I didn't get to meet him. But it was fun nonetheless. Hope the fight makes it in, there's a knife involved.
Beautiful fight scene. You guys always do great work
Really good fight. Well done.
That was....AAAWESOOOME!!!!GREAT!!GREAT!!GREAT!!!
I like how he counter that throw using the wall.
Yet another top class performance buy the team!! Well done guys!
Even the hair is on point! gj
Completely awesome in every way
Bourne music~ ~Awesome!!
the handwork is incredible
impressive really very complicated choregraphy
If they gave out Oscars for kickass fights this would win by a landslide.
You guys are awesome I love watching your stuff.
plus, the ending credits was creative :DD
I'm so surprised you haven't had a copy-right claim on the Bourne music...but this is really good, guys!
One of the best martial arts scenes I've seen.
What style practiced each?
wow was that a real gun?
i've been following you guys for like ten years, your action scenes never disappoint. this is definitely one of your best!!
haha amazing choreography though! really good!!
That was awesome!
@MarioXavie thanks, though comparing ourselves to Jackie Chan gets views, and if we were to translate 10,000 views into dollars, I think that's around twelve cents or something.
haha he even has Jackie Chan's hair.
sick fight... cool speed and tempo.
Jackie Chan style, no hitting, just touching and dancing
I can't wait for Die Hard 5 now even more! Always looking forward to that! Is there another fight in that movie that you choreographed? And any other movies coming out that you choreographed? You got to meet Bruce Willis?! This is stellar news!!!! I think this is the wisest choice Hollywood has made since Jack Foley made sound! You guys are awesome!
Go fast
amazing. just amazing
Like the way he just walks away.......
Subbed, you guys are incredible!
awsome fight scene
It's true Chan's style has evolved over the years, but have you seen Wheels on Meals? It's one of my fave Chan films, directed by the masterful Sammo Hung co-staring Yuen Biao. Anyway, this short imitates that style of fighting flawlessly so the title of the vid is entirely accurate
this choreo is epic.
That's how it is in Wheels on Meals. That's what they were replicating.
This is amazing, damn.
Do you still work with Hiroshi Adachi?
That Bourne theme lol but great fight scene though
IS THIS LIKE THE FIRST EPISODE FOR A SERIES OR SOMETHING?! OMGAWD IM SO PUMPED UP NOW AWESOME..... Okay.... Sorry. Ah-hem*........ That was good.
@wolf22: continuity and logic is incredibly important in crafting a fight like this - there is a definite progression, or a "story" in our choreography that begins somewhere and takes the characters on a quick little journey where there has to be some sort of transformation. We each came to the fight with certain ideas, and try our best to string them together in a narrative fashion, throwing away the ideas that didn't fit the tone or the "story".
-Pete Lee, shooter co-director
better than any fight seen in the US movie ever
Hey awesome job. I'm a student filmmaker. I really enjoy the look and grit of your performance. Question: what makes a good fight scene? Any feedback would be great.
Awesome.
Where those the actual sounds? I'm just asking because I can hear the echo of each punch bounce off the hallway walls.
wow wow wow wow wow wow incredible incredible
awesome
Awesome punch and blocks at 2:05
bravo!
Hey Eric, when you going to make a fight choreography training/instructional?
@ericjacobus lol yeah I always enjoy a fight scene that can tell a story. Do you ever shoot them out of order? for instance filming the last kick first or the first punch third? Or is it just easier to film it as it will look in the final edit.
How do you block like that
Thanks :)
Is "Gōjū Ryū Karate" ;)
Greetings nice video.
Great scene! Eric looked like Jesus Christ doing martial arts. cool!
great jop guys can u upload the macking and shoting
Great choreography! Where you get the realistic blocking sounds?
Were they fighting over who has the worst hair cut? lol jokes aside. nice vid :)
@crichtonIASA Thanks man. This vid is in our channel. No news on BDB, but I'm currently working on my personal project Death Grip. Moving nicely and if all goes as planned Death Grip will smash Contour.
Dear friends, tell where to take please library of sounds of blows, such as in this video? Well you understand, pleasant on sounding)
@stuntpeople i've been meaning to learn martial arts once again and im just wanna ask what fighting styles do you do?
oh wow! is this Wing Chun Style? the form the person is using looks like hes doing! :D
This is my dream, to be an awesome stuntman ^_^
Where did you get your sound effects? The audio is perfect.
Liked the ending long shot. It kinda reminded me of the ending to Michael Clayton (George Clooney movie)
So Eric can kick ya head in AND twist ya arm off like it's the leg off a well cooked turkey..........AWESOME!!!!
Where do you guys get your sound fx from?