INTERVIEW: Kevin Inouye - Stage Combat, Stunts, Theatrical Firearms & More!
Please welcome Kevin Inouye, an author, Certified Teacher of stage combat and a Theatrical Firearms Instructor with the Society of American Fight Directors, gun wrangler/armorer, fight coordinator for both live theatre and screen work, and SAG-AFTRA stunt performer!
This conversation was so enlightening, I hope you find it educational and helpful to your career!
Until next time,
Cole x
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Kevin is also a content creator and author of The Theatrical Firearms Handbook (Focal Press, 2014), and The Screen Combat Handbook (Routledge/Focal, 2020).
He is based in Cleveland, OH where he teaches for Case Western Reserve University and the CWRU/Cleveland Playhouse MFA Acting program.
SAFD Website for Stage Combat Training (Society of American Fight Directors):
https://www.safd.org/meet/theatrical-...
Topics:
01:57 Introduction to Kevin Inouye
05:15 Stage combat for theater vs. TV/film
06:50 Cultural differences between stage combat for stage or screen
09:42 Getting hired as a stunt performer
11:09 Stunt bumps & the stunt business model
12:50 Burns
13:45 Falls
14:48 Audience expectation
16:25 Props! Rubber or real?
20:59 How to get started with stunt work
27:32 Wire work and aerials
30:00 Trust & safety
31:03 Training in special skills by acting ‘type’?
34:58 What to look for in a martial arts class/instructor
36:41 Grappling & physical listening
37:58 Historical vs. contemporary swordplay
41:30 Weapons: What is an armorer?
45:00 John-Erik Hexum
45:35 Historical weapons
48:32 What is the value and symbolism of a weapon?
52:06 What training should I pursue for my acting resume Special Skills section?
57:04 Working & training with Kevin Inouye
58:19 SAFETY.
59:28 Prop replicas?
Books by Kevin Inouye:
The Theatrical Firearms Handbook (Focal Press 2014)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...
The Screen Combat Handbook (Routledge/Focal, 2020)
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...
Kevin’s IMDb:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1835037/
Kevin’s Website:
http://www.fightdesigner.com/index.php
Check out Kevin’s YouTube Channels:
PewTube: The Theatrical Firearms Channel
/ @pewtube
PewTube specializes in blank gun reviews and news, airsoft props, gun skills for actors, and other theatrical firearms content from Fight Designer, LLC prop weapons rentals vy Kevin Inouye.
Fight Designer, LLC
/ fightdesigner
Movement, sword-use, discussion of on-screen violence, props, and more!
Kevin’s Instagram: @fightdesigner
/ fightdesigner
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Get in contact!
IG: @cole.aansen
IMDb:
https://www.imdb.me/coleaansen
RESUME:
https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/cole...
WEB:
https://www.coleaansen.com
Matchlock gun image source: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-ve...