PeiPei Alena Yuan on dance, stunts, and producing action shorts (Action Talks #15)

PeiPei is a stuntwoman and dancer known for her work on Stranger Things and Obi-Wan. We talk about dance influenced her movement style and how she designs action. You can see her IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482700/ Edited by Angela Jordan

Action Talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5 Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2 Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id1686666319 Telegram: t.me/ericjacobus My studio SuperAlloy: www.superalloyinteractive.com Blog: www.ericjacobus.com Timestamps 00:00:58 Dance History and influences 00:08:06 Dance similarities to fight choreography 00:09:04 Martial art films background 00:12:25 Pursuing the arts disciplines 00:18:10 Getting into stunts 00:30:49 Film fighting approaches 00:35:57 Sword fighting 00:39:49 Transition from animation previz to stunts 00:45:23 Doubling actors for stunts 00:51:43 Being present when performing 00:54:10 Coordinating stunts 01:03:53 Can stunt performers learn from Animators? 01:09:48 Difference in approaches in American films, TV, and Hon Kong films 01:20:55 What Peipei looks for