Stumbled onto this interview with Gareth Evans this morning. I had no idea that Scott Adkins had a YouTube channel and interview series called The Art of Action.
I haven't watched any of the others in the series yet, but this interview was really interesting. It's cool to see Evans talk about his process and how he'll shoot an action scene and edit in each shot right there as they film them. He says that he does a lot of pre-vis work before they start production, which lets them work through the fights and get an idea for how he wants each shot to look, so by the time they're doing the real takes, he already knows what he wants it to look like.
I also found it interesting to hear him talk about he never intended to be an action filmmaker and that originally he wanted to do the artsy European stuff. He says that his wife, who's Indonesian, got him a documentary gig in Jakarta, and that's where he ended up meeting Iko Uwais and decided working on the idea for Merantau. He goes on to talk about how green he was since it was his first production and how he didn't know the lens sizes, things like that.
Anyway, if you're into the filmmaking aspect of things, this makes for a good listen. I found it pretty interesting to listen to Adkins and Evans go over how they get certain shots or what the process is (and how a music video was a major influence on the style of The Raid). I also really appreciated how frequently he talks about wanting to do something, and how someone else was like "No, man, that's wrong" and that he owns it and gives them credit for it.
Fun trivia fact: most of the practical blood effects for The Raid 2 were condoms filled with fake blood.
Anyway, I'm super excited for his new film Havoc. Hopefully it drops this year!
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