Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. As an actor, that was very appealing to hear your director be so committed to telling an interesting story. Do you think he may, one day, hit it big at the track and open up a chain of corner stores? How do you approach working on a bigger Hollywood project as opposed to a smaller independent project? RY: I had a lot of input as I have described. When I started, I was drawing action storyboards and choreographing in my head, as well as drawing finishing moves and what the best camera angle of that might be.
But, once I feel comfortable and know what I will be as the character, then doing action design is another creative process that is enjoyable. RY: I have always been a martial artist first, and I used stunts and fight choreography as a method of doing what I loved, and making a living, so film was an exciting and privileged way of making an avocation into a vocation.
We are fortunate because this results in a piece of visual media that is recorded for history.
RY: Blake Edwards, who brought me on as fight trainer/choreographer on Son of the Pink Panther.
2 Cast, Actors, Producer, Director, Roles, Salary. BK: Do you prefer doing multiple jobs on one project, like acting and working as a stunt performer at the same time, or do you prefer focusing on one thing at a time?
411 Interviews, Blindsided: The Game, Bryan Kristopowitz.
With The Game expansion, we wanted to show that Gordon was quite physically capable but he is not flashy.
Yuan also joined Francesca Eastwood and Annie Q in Cardinal X, produced by Richard Bosner (Fruitvale Station) and Cassian Elwes in a semi-autobiographical film from first time director Angie Wang based on a college freshman in the 1980s who becomes an expert manufacturer and dealer of ecstasy. Ron Yuan just wrapped as one of the ensemble leads in Disney's live adaptation Mulan (2020), directed by Niki Caro. Roger Yuan is a martial artist, stunt performer, actor, writer, and producer who has worked all over the world, in both movies and television, for nearly three decades.
Your email address will not be published. BK: What do you think is next for Gordon? Bryan Kristopowitz: How did you get involved with Blindsided: The Game? I loved working with him, and his stories of classic Hollywood as well as his personal experiences with Bruce Lee. We also discussed how both of us, being more mature, wanted Blindsided to be a strong story first and foremost, as the action we knew we had the people and the chops to make it very visual and exciting. If you've binged every available episode of the hit Disney Plus series, then we've got three picks to keep you entertained. A Chinese man travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped Princess. RY: Very similar roles, but the fight coordinator is in charge of the whole tone and style of action for the film. BK: How much input, if any, did you have in creating the Gordon character?
Ella Enchanted image from Amazon. RY: Well, I hope he has the chance to develop a good relationship with his daughter, and maybe he and Walter open up a wildly successful apple pie shop that is a front for them being “ problem solvers” for the underdogs that need their particular skill sets.
Many people don’t know that from the age of 6 until 17, I was self-taught. In this interview, Yuan talks with this writer about Blindsided: The Game, his career in the movie business, and more. BK: How did you get involved in the movie stunt industry? BK: You’ve worked on a number of big genre projects over the years, like Escape from LA, Blade, and Jason Bourne, and smaller projects like Space Truckers, Black Dynamite, and Blood and Bone. RY: They are the same, in terms of creativity and how I approach the job. Copyright © 2020 Superstarsbio.com. Roger Yuan is a martial artist, stunt performer, actor, writer, and producer who has worked all over the world, in both movies and television, for nearly three decades.
All rights reserved. RY: Well it wasn’t difficult once we had fleshed out who and what Gordon was, I could put that in context once on camera as the character. I was obsessed with it even as a young boy.
A big encyclopedia of your favorite celebrities! I taught myself by renting out books from libraries or from magazines that I’d bought. Roger Yuan: I’ve always been very interested in martial arts. We wanted him to be direct, fast and economical, someone whose experience is obvious and as an older guy, minimum effort with maximum damage makes him believable. My favorite films are Casablanca, Being There, Braveheart, Finding Forrester, Princess Bride, The Godfather, off the top of my head. The fight choreographer role can be someone who comes in and sets the tone or designs one particular fight scene. Bigger budget films may have more prep, and training and rehearsal time, and also may have bigger action elements, and visual effects, but the devotion to quality should be the same commitment.
Roger Yuan Career. When I graduated from UCLA, I worked 9-5 and was bored.