![]() I think that any good story should challenge the audience. “Action should fit that calling card because audiences are smarter than most productions will give them credit for. A human being can do fantastic things, but there has to be the reason for it and make sense,” Yuan said. “I don’t like doing anything in action unless the story calls for it. The set was one of collaboration, and they each feed off each other in brilliant ways. That’s not to say that Yuan wasn’t able to offer his expertise to Barber and Jacobus during the filming process. I find this interesting because the film was full of incredibly talented stunt performance, and one of them quite literally sits back and watches the elegance of the combat unfold in front of him. Instead, Gordon is a complimentary character to Walter, one with a dark history that’s briefly hinted at during the pinnacle of the film. It’s important to note, though, that Yuan isn’t involved with the fighting in the short film. You can fine tune the emotions to calibrate between the two extremes.” “You have to embrace the weakness of character as well as their potential strengths, balance it out. It’s important that you get the audience to buy into what your characters are going through, and have the action come second,” Yuan said. This short not only features some great action sequences performed by Jacobus and who also was choreographer with Barber, the film has an extensive world built around these characters, which is what attracted Yuan to the role. Barber, Yuan plays Gordon, a neighborly convenient store owner and friend of the lead, a blind man named Walter ( Eric Jacobus). One of his most recent films, Blindsided, won Best Action Film at the first annual Iron Dragon TV Action Fest. ![]() His career has traversed over 3 decades and includes some influential films as an actor ( Once Upon a Time in China, Shanghai Noon, Batman Begins, and CTHD: Sword of Destiny) and in the stunt world ( Escape from LA, Blade, Black Dynamite, and Skyfall). No one understands this more than the incredibly talented actor/choreographer/trainer Roger Yuan, who’s spectacular credits, both in front and behind the camera, have influenced action in outstanding ways. ![]() Within the last decade we have seen action sequences fully embracing the complexity of character, which create innovative choreography. These partners move as one, taking turns as the aggressor or defender, creating a symphony of poetic movements. A well-choreographed action scene in a film is like watching an intrigue dance. ![]()
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