On school.rocketjump.com watching INTRO TO FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY, I learned that:
- In action scenes, the pacing is important
- Performance is necessary
- There needs to be progression
- There has to be a reason to fight
- Pre-Vis is Pre-visualization and it makes sure you know the shot, how you are going to set up the set, what the blocking is going to be like before you actually go to the set
- It doesn't have to be realistic, but it has to be believable
- Camera work is just as important as choreography and the action should move with the camera
- Follow the action and exaggerate by getting a deeper angle
- If the subject moves, the camera does, if the subject stops, so does the camera
While watching PRO TIP: WHAT TO CALL OUT BEFORE "ACTION!", I learned that:
- What to call out before action changes depending on the production and crew
- In the end, the goal is the same: to get every department on the same page, to let the actors settle in, and to get everyone ready.
- "Pictures Up," "Rolling," "Sound Speeds," "Camera Speeds," "Slates," "Set," and finally "action" are all said before the scene starts and "Cut" afterwards
