Martial Arts Fight Choreography Documentary DARDREX PRODUCTIONS

[vishifishi01]

another tip - have a good reason for your fight and MAKE YOUR OWN STYLE!! Be funny and vunrable like jackie chan, or made of iron and heroic like bruce lee, but whatever you do, make it different!

[dardrex777]

@vishifishi01 That's up to debate... some people build a fight around a previous style as a way of paying tribute.

Standing out is really important but that can come off in how you shot the fight, act in the fight, pace and tempo, choreography itself... etc. There are many factors into creating your own style that are probably rooted in previous works.

[peluchetaiwanes]

not agree with the protagonist / antagonist being a necessary interest in this art. the human body in motion is always fascinating and fresh,and what better way to show a increasingly complex sequence of movements than a fight choreography? it can be mindblowing without knowing the characters

[dardrex777]

@peluchetaiwanes Well it is interesting to just see a fight... there's no emotional investment without true characters and story, otherwise your fight becomes nothing more than a demo reel which is ok in a test fight... in an actual film you are dependent on your characters.

Take Jackie Chan he's successful because he's vulnerable in his fight scenes even if they are impressively choreographed. While no one cared for Godfrey Ho because he had no personality

[peluchetaiwanes]

@dardrex777 by that logic, the more successfull jackie chan is a better choreographer than sammo hung or yuen woo ping. you´re talking about marketing, not the art itself - that should be beautiful on his own right, beyond any protagonist / antagonist concept, I think: or did you cry after being touched by tony jaa´s expressiveness? -

[dardrex777]

@peluchetaiwanes Most of jackie's better choreographed films were done by Sammo Hung like Dragons Forever (My favorite) or Wheels on Meals... but most people remember Rumble in the Bronx, Karate Kid 2010, and Drunken Master 1 and 2 because his characters were more vulnerable and relatable.

[peluchetaiwanes]

@dardrex777 and most people remember even more the poorly choreographed "return of the jedi" lightsaber fight of luke skywalker and darth vader, but, again, the choreopraphy comes second with this interpretation. (karate kid 2010!?)

[dardrex777]

@peluchetaiwanes Return of the Jedi was choreographed to character not skill... Luke acted in anger and was about to cross over until he threw his lightsaber down. Sometimes choreograph intentionally lacks to tell the story.

[peluchetaiwanes]

@dardrex777 "to character not skill"? so george lucas intentionally made sith lord darth vader move like chuck norris with prosthetic limbs? to create the feeling of a soap opera? if stagefighting exists as far as shakespeare´s theater so does bad choreography.

[dardrex777]

@peluchetaiwanes Vadar... Chuck Norris? I don't remember DV kicking or fliping... I remember his moves were simple swings because he was a machine. Luke was giving into anger so his moves were repetitive and savage to fit the emotion. The rawness fit the emotion.

The only flashy choreography in Star Wars was in the prequels... which was cool but that was at the prime of the jedi before they all died or became old.

[peluchetaiwanes]

@dardrex777 1) ey, I don´t remember chuck norris kicking or fliping either! 2) did you really see star wars?

there were olders jedis (I won´t mention yoda) that didn´t use kempo techniques like obi - one in the "posterior" part IV?

[dardrex777]

@peluchetaiwanes Umm you just made my point dude...

[peluchetaiwanes]

@dardrex777 if you copy and paste that phrase everytime you are out of argument in a comments page, then maybe I did. anyway, I like what you do, it has good moments, keep working!!

[dardrex777]

@peluchetaiwanes Thank you... this stuff is old... my newer stuff is far better than this. :) I recommend looking at my more current stuff I did this documentary a year ago and really need to redo it.

[SecondSpaceInc]

Whoaaaa, I know that campus in 4:25..I go there haha.

[dardrex777]

@SecondSpaceInc yes... I never went to school there... just filmed there

[shokwaves]

Pretty Inspiring. Really sunk deep when you started talking about treating fight scenes with respect and diving back into history with Asian cinema. I wish you luck in everything that your doing here.

[dardrex777]

@shokwaves thanks a lot. :)

[17JMIL17]

that was great man realli good advice towards me! once again keep up the good work can't wait to see the next video!

[Reelkick]

Nice. Keep doing what you love!

[dardrex777]

@Reelkick thanks a lot :)

[Murphator]

Dude, THANK YOU I agree with EVERYTHING you said, thank you for posting

[dardrex777]

@Murphator thankl you for watching

[94amaru]

1 question where do you get the kicking/punching sound affects?

[dardrex777]

@94amaru PM me?

[94amaru]

now im going be movie actor when i grow up

[dodoheard]

2:18

"I like to kick, punch, kick, and punch."

[dardrex777]

@dodoheard He said "... behind a kick or a punch to tell the story properly."

[dodoheard]

@dardrex777 lol, if you would have heard the way i phrased that sentence in my mind, you would have been madly pissed.

[dardrex777]

@dodoheard are you trying to cause trouble or something?

[dodoheard]

@dardrex777 No, just adding a little 'pizzazz' to the film.

[heykel1996]

gud acting

[dardrex777]

@heykel1996 You mean in the fights right? Because when Ricardo and I talk that's not acting... its just simply explaining.

[heykel1996]

@dardrex777 of course i do im not that retarded. i still can't believe you over 200 videos

[dardrex777]

@heykel1996 Well the comment was unclear is all so I thought I'd clarify by asking.

[heykel1996]

@dardrex777 kk sorry man

[TKDJeffrey]

Top notch editing! Great titling as well. No sarcasm intended.

[twistkickz]

Great work Darren. Great editing. Hope you got an A for this one. =)

[wildfilms365]

wow great vid man

[LowAngleProductions]

nice stuffs man...keep it up!!

[liciagakarate]

great doc...I love the info & fyi's...great shots...very cool.

[blight202003]

Hmm will take that knowledge to heart. good job man.

[radedcash]

This is really good. and i agree 100% actually i think it was better than good. its pretty great.

[xXCarbonracer20Xx]

damn that was a real nice documentary. all that is true and needs to be taken to word. i must say that we need this in school xD then i probably wouldnt fall asleep so much

[dardrex777]

@xXCarbonracer20Xx haha... I would have loved this in school :P

[beauxmoo]

i agree with everything in the video. there are so many good martial artist out there that should be getting these roles, but they got to pretty boys. america likes martial arts flicks, but do not have the love the asian market does. look at bruce lee's early career and look at jet li's hollywood career. bruce had to go back to hong kong and jet li had to slow down. but hell hopefully dolph vs. jet will be cool.

[dardrex777]

@beauxmoo I am looking forward to that brawl... thanks for the feedback man.

[FD7XGU8X]

Never have your videos never been so badass. Although it"s different.

[RazorGuardian]

This is an excellent documentary, and a neat summary of what Dardrex symbolizes.

[eagleclaw006]

Bad ass documentary, cool to see your work going to so far. Keep it up man

[RaySquirrel]

Great video! Just one question. What do you mean when you say "revolutionize to a higher level" at the end.

[dardrex777]

@RaySquirrel things like taking hollywood's high production value with hk choreography and lots of other factors

[RaySquirrel]

@dardrex777 If you consider filmmakers like the Watchowskys' using Wen Yu-Ping to choreograph Hollywood movies, that's been done. I see the next revolution being what guys like you and the Stunt People doing what you've been doing for the past decade; using new technology to bring action filmmaking to different production and distribution channels.

watch?v=0Yku0GTrcuw

[dardrex777]

@RaySquirrel Matrix doesn't do HK fighting justice... for one thing Reeves was really stiff and the moves were not crisp and were kinda slow.

I am talking about really well done action scenes combine with US high production value. Fights that require real martial arts involvement instead of pretty boy actors who can't throw a punch right.

[snowman5443]

@dardrex777 I concur about Reeves's punching skill.

[dardrex777]

@snowman5443 not to mention his kicks, chops and overall grace... lol :P

[snowman5443]

@dardrex777

haha Yes!!!!

[Fearlessmaster12]

Great story telling man. I love the documentary dude awesome job. I also like that you try to add story to your fight sequences. I do the same for most of my fights because i wouldn't want the audience to just sit there and watch 2 or more people fighting without knowing having a reason. Good job man and hopefully you'll be discovered by a producer or a director and you can work an professional films. We still need to have a fight together i'm just waitin for the right time to head to cali.