it must be based on the same character from the 2 minute film.
the idea we've agreed upon, is the boxer trying to get on with everyday life, handing out C.V's for jobs, shooping etc. but having no luck. he spends alot of time in the pub, one day there is a woman who is crying. he talks to her and finds out that her boyfriend has cheated on her, he offers to walk her home and during that time she talks about how people have no morallity anymore. She agrees to go out with him the next day. they meet up and she is a completely different person to when they spoke the day before, she pays little attention to him and is more interested in dancing with her friends. the boxer resigns himself to the fact that she is not interested. at the end of the night her ex boyfriend turns up and gets violent with the him. so he does what he does best and knocks the ex boyfriend out.
The next day he packs his bags and returns to the gym.
The aim of the piece will be to show how many people, especially now need a vice, something to hold onto and believe in.
the editing with this piece will be rather similar to the first, however there will be more quick cutting earlier on in the film.
I have also been given the responsibility of choreographing the fight scene between the boxer and the ex boyfriend. this is because i have had alot of martial arts experience including karate, sword fighting and kick boxing. and have had alot of experience within them choreographing fight scenes for competetions and shows. Unfortunately i do not have any videos of me doing karate or kick boxing, however i do have some videos online of some free fighting i did while sword fighting (i would like to stress that these are completely un-choreographed) these should show the type of weapons i am insured to use and that i can choreograph with:
This first video is the 'Small sword' not to be confused with the short-sword. the small sword evolved from the heavier counterpart known as the 'Rapier'. the small sword was initially used for thrusting and stabbing as it had a sharp point but blunt edges. It is a very light and thin sword which was most popular during the 17th and 18th century, it was a very effective duelling sword though to have appeared in France before spreading throughout europe. Later the techniques for using the Small-sword were adapted into the modern sport of fencing we know today. on some occasions grabbing the opponents blade was seen as there are no sharp edges down the sides so there was no danger of cutting your hand.
On this video i am the person on the right of the screen:
This next video is the Rapier. the predecessor of the Small-Sword, it was a long slender sword mainly used for thrusting attacks but with a sharp edge which could be used for slashing attacks as well. on some occasions the hilt of the sword was used for punching the opponent. The Rapier was developed around the 1500's as a Spanish dress sword for self defence and duelling. the Rapier was extremely popular amongst the wealthier population. The French musketeers were also known to carry this as a side weapon, as featured in the famous film "The Three musketeers". secondary weapons could be used with the rapier such as the 'Dirk' - a small dagger, and even a small one handed shield, grabbing the opponents blade was less common in rapier duels and was only ever done as a last resort:
in this video i start on the left but move around the right, i am wearing black trousers and i am the smaller one:
This next video features the Longsword, a very well known sword. it is a two handed weapon with a straight double edged blade. most used during the 1300's - 1500's from late medieval to the renaissance.
there were many systems of fighting with this sword however they all evolved from the same style, which is a german term (can't remember it) this sword was used primarily by knights on the battle field but also during duels and trials by combat. the sword is very heavy and requires a lot of practise and control to be able to wield it properly:
There are 2 parts to this video, i am again the smaller of the two on the left, wearing black gloves. the longswords we used were made of a strong flexiplastic which is designed to mimic the weight and feel of the real sword but bent on impact. this is because the real swords are very heavy and made of none bendy steal or iron, should one have hit the fencing helmets we were wearing the helmet would simply have shattered, allowing the sword to carry on and kill the wearer - even y using these swords we had many occasions where fighters broke fingers and were very badly hurt,so we later brought in a rule where we could only fight with longswords while wearing lacrosse gloves and ice hockey padding:
This Final video is the Elizabethan backsword, not much is known about this sword, and i am not overly practised in using it. so all i know of it is: its a very heavy sword, mainly used for slashing.
I am the person on the right, using the white sword.
I am insured to use these weapons, however if i was to choreograph something using them i would get one of the instructors to stand with me just incase as they are first aid trained where as i am not.
Other than this my longest experience in martial arts comes from 12 years of karate which i started at the age of 4 and left at 16. i reached 1st Que, which is one belt before black. i failed my black belt grading due to an injury i took during the test while fighting my brother (i still maintain to this day that it was his fault).
Through the last few years of learning karate, the club started doing choreography competitions, in which we would choreograph a fight scene of 3 - 6 people. the fight scene was judges based on technical accuracy, control and how impressive it was. I then became our club choreographer having recently started stage-fighting lessons at school for GCSE drama.
Although i have left i still practise on occasion and still maintain a level of skill in the martial art and during my time at college i did start getting together a group of people who also had martial arts experience to choreograph fight scenes with.
I also used to study and teach ballroom and latin dancing, during which myself and the main teacher would choreograph dances together which we would later teach to the children and adults in the class.
I studied Kick boxing for a few months over the summer of 2012, however i have not carried this on after an injury i suffered to my nose during a sparring session, where i happened to be at the end of what could only be called 'A Sparta Kick' (see video below):
All the experience i have gained in martial arts over the years has giving me a large variety of knowledge into different fighting styles, including how people move best depending on their size and build. And reactions to taking hits and giving them.
Dancing and especially teaching has helped me learn how to make things easier for others who are not as experienced as i am, and also how to make movements more graceful, smooth ad overall not as forced.
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