David Will No on directing action films and the Korean style (Action Talks #10)

David is a director, producer, actor, action designer, and a stuntman who you can see in Mr. Nice Guy, Matrix Reloaded, and Altered Carbon. He also produced Blindsided. David and I talk about his start doing independent action films in Australia, his professional work spanning many different countries, and how he distinguishes the American, Korean, and Hong Kong action. You can see his IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633389/ 0:00:19 Introduction 0:00:50 Judo, Inspiration and Early work 0:08:17 Proper introduction to film 0:10:00 The Huntsman (1993) 0:11:09 Mr Nice Guy (1997) 0:16:14 Early Korean Martial-Arts Films 0:30:02 Matrix Reloaded (2003) 0:36:31 Modern Fight choreography 0:38:12 Action Actors 0:44:24 Directing commercials in Korea 0:52:02 Forged (2006/Short) 0:58:49 Moving to Korea 1:00:41 Battle of the Wills (2016/Short) 1:11:16 The distinction between Actors and Stunt Performers 1:13:20 How to move up in the industry 1:19:18 Making and working with Pre-vis 1:37:19 Stunt Doubleing 1:40:04 Training Actors for Action Scenes 1:44:46 Working together as a team 1:51:39 Working with Blender 1:53:39 What makes Korean Action? 2:01:23 Bourne Identity