Action Talks with Eric Jacobus

PeiPei is a stuntwoman and dancer known for her work on Stranger Things and Obi-Wan. We talk about dance influenced her movement style and how she designs action. You can see her IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482700/ Edited by Angela Jordan Action Talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5 Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/s...

PeiPei is a stuntwoman and dancer known for her work on Stranger Things and Obi-Wan. We talk about dance influenced her movement style and how she designs action. You can see her IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482700/ Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2 Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id...

Ron Gilbert is a game designer known for games like Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, and Thimbleweed Park. He talks about the early days of LucasFilm, how he creates puzzles in his comedy, and how he tackles comedy. You can see his Moby Games profile at https://www.mobygames.com/person/1363/ron-gilbert/ Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2 Action Talks on iTu...

Fernando Jay Huerto akes questions during a live Q&A session with the audience

Ron Gilbert is a game designer known for games like Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, and Thimbleweed Park. He talks about the early days of LucasFilm, how he creates puzzles in his comedy, and how he tackles comedy. You can see his Moby Games profile at https://www.mobygames.com/person/1363/ron-gilbert/ Action Talks on YouTube: youtube.com/ericjacobusofficial Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts...

Jay Huerto is a stuntman, action designer and filmmaker who got his start in the indie action movement, working up from making his own zero-budget films to producing viral YouTube films. He also wrestles, performs in live shows, does stunts in Hollywood films, and you can see him as a performer doing motion capture in games like God of War Ragnarök and Midnight Fight Express. And last but not leas...

Mark Houghton (何麥) takes questions during a live Q&A session with the audience

Mark Houghton / 何麥 is a western stuntman who worked in Hong Kong in the 90s alongside Sammo Hung, Phillip Ko, Jackie Chan, and Lau Ka Leung. He talks about his Hung Gar training, his extensive Hong Kong filmography, and of course, what went down on Drunken Master 2. His HKMDB is at https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=8520&display_set=eng Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.co...

Gui DaSilva-Greene is a stuntman, actor, action designer, motion capture performer, martial artist, dancer, and producer. He got his start in the indie action movement on the east coast, and he's worked on films like Captain America, Winter Soldier, Civil War, and many more. We talk about stunts, acting, training actors, and African martial arts and dance and how it all comes together for him....

David is a director, producer, actor, action designer, and a stuntman who you can see in Mr. Nice Guy, Matrix Reloaded, and Altered Carbon. He also produced Blindsided. David and I talk about his start doing independent action films in Australia, his professional work spanning many different countries, and how he distinguishes the American, Korean, and Hong Kong action. You can see his IMDB here:...

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/ His HKMDB is here: https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13592&display_set=...

Isaac Florentine is a director and martial artist whose work includes WMAC Masters, Power Rangers, Ninja 1 and 2 and the Undisputed films. He talks about his introduction to filmmaking in Israel, his love for martial arts, and how he continued to push the envelope as an action filmmaker. You can see his IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0282708/ 0:00:51 Isaac's Martial Arts Library 0:04:3...

Lee Davis is a game character animator known for heading the melee combat animation team in The Last of Us II, as well animator on Uncharted 4. We talk about how animation works in combat games and what he looks for in a motion capture performer. You can see his Moby Games profile here: https://www.mobygames.com/person/49780/lee-davis/ Edited by Julia Bresnan Timestamps: 0:00:28 Early inspiration...

Kenji Tanigaki (谷垣健治) is a Japanese action designer whose work includes Sha Po Lang, Flashpoint, the Rurouni Kenshin series, and Sakra. He talks about Japanese stunt history, the difference between Japanese and Hong Kong action, how he got his start in Hong Kong working with Donnie Yen, the difficulties of working in Japan on action films, and how his action design process has changed over tim...

Emmanuel Manzanares is a filmmaker, stunt coordinator and action designer known for shows like Divergent, The Mandalorian, and Titans. He talks about coming from the indie action movement, previz, and how his action design process has changed since moving from Chicago to Hollywood. You can check out his IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2805682/

Thekla Hutyrova is a stunt woman (Logan, 2017), action consultant (Raya and the Last Dragon, 2021), motion capture performer (God of War Ragnarök, 2022), competitive martial artist, and pun specialist. She talks about her journey from martial arts to Hollywood stunts. You can find her IMDB profile here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5773926/ Timestamps: 00:01:45 How it started and getting into stunt...

Scott Adkins is an action star (John Wick IV, 2023), producer (Accident Man 2, 2022), martial artist, and just an overall man of action. He talks all about his action film career and his views on the current state of action films. You can find his IMDB profile here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675102/ Time stamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:13 Comes from a family of butchers 00:02:20 Finding Tae...

Stan Hom is a character animator for video games (Callisto Protocol, 2022), motion capture director (Mafia III, 2016), martial artist, and Hong Kong movie fan. He talks about how Hong Kong cinema affected his animation style and motion capture process. You can find his Moby Games profile here: https://www.mobygames.com/person/4285... Timestamps: 00:00:25 Early interest in action 00:02:47 How he st...

JJ Perry is a director (Day Shift, 2022), stuntman and stunt coordinator (the Fast films, among many others), Taekwondo athlete, veteran, and family man. He talks all about his martial arts and film career. You can find his IMDB profile here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675102/