[QUOTE=Jimbo;1166077]One issue is that, just as most martial arts people don’t like non-MAist actors doing MA fight scenes, so many actors (and not just famous ‘name’ actors) can feel put off by seeing MAists with no acting training/experience cast in roles requiring a good bit of acting. By ‘kung fu actor,’ I assume that means not only performing MA onscreen, but also scenes requiring acting ability. As opposed to a stunt extra who appears briefly in a fight scene.
Contrary to popular belief among some MAists who want to get into film, good acting is much harder to do than it looks. Some people take to it more easily than others, just like MA, but it still requires training and time.[/QUOTE]
hello ,
yes you are 100% right about that.
that is the reason why there is a special place under the profile picture where members of the system may add their Acting experience etc..
and the fighters can always follow acting courses if they are really interested in acting.
[QUOTE=Yao Sing;1166106]Not only that but film fighting is totally different than real fighting. Pretty much you have to do the opposite of what you actually train unless you train as a performer.[/QUOTE]
yes film fighting is very different, a well know way in movies is fighting to each others hands instead of directly hit someone well.
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1166139]I’m just probing KungfuCasting’s research on this project. Like I said, I actually support it. I support anything that promotes martial arts and martial artists. But having seen projects like this come and go already, I approach any such project with guarded skepticism. Actually, I approach all martial arts with guarded skepticism.
In regards to fighting vs. acting, if great fighters made great actors, we’d see MMA dominate the movies now. That’s not even close. Yao Sing’s comment above is spot on. For more, see Punching to Miss By Philip Ng (2005 July/August). Philip is a traditional CLF and WC practitioner who has made several films in China.[/QUOTE]
yes that is true, but they can follow acting courses.
