A talk about movie props, choreography, heroes fighting multiple opponents, etc.
1,224The guests in this video:
Julian Schuetze, instructor at the Blood & Iron HEMA school in Burnaby.
http://www.bloodandiron.ca/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBbd3QJ-IT2g8kSvq3r3RA
Levi Woods, prop costumer
Drawbridge Props & Armoury
http://www.youtube.com/c/drawbridgeprops_and_armoury
https://www.facebook.com/drawbridgeprops/
http://www.drawbridgeprops.com/
Time stamps:
1:25 - Answering viewer question: Is it wrong to ask your teacher why stuff is done in HEMA if you don't understand?
4:00 - Tangential rambles
5:02 - Intro talk about trying to bring historical techniques into stage performances
7:22 - Creating and altering fantasy armor designs to make them wearable at all by actors on set (example: Warcraft)
10:34 - The surprisingly heavy weight of fantasy weapon/armor props, despite being made of foam, plastic, rubber, etc.
13:15 - I decide to re-enable the live chat (I had turned it off because of how it tended to derail into a chaotic mess of childish behavior and spam in previous live videos)
16:55 - Levi talks about confidentiality in movie prop making
19:28 - Viewer question: What do you think about killing streaks in movies like Lord of the Rings where the hero kills 10 guys in a row? Would it be possible for a very good swordsman?
25:40 - Does an untrained amateur have any chance against a skilled swordsman? Also the idea of "death by a thousand cuts".
28:10 - Viewer question: Have you ever considered working on any film projects yourself? Also talking generally about trying to introduce realism to movies / theater plays.
35:03 - Viewer question: What fantasy design weapons would actually be practical in real life?
38:37 - Levi talks about adapting props to film choreography
40:19 - Levi talks about back scabbards and the practical problems with them, even on set. Also some ways of using and swapping props during the filming.
51:14 - Choreographing movie fights vs. real martial arts demonstration
1:00:01 - Directors changing aspects about the fighting in favor of certain artistic expression
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