Do You Want To Become A Kungfu Actor, Or Are You Looking For Kungfu Actors?

[Lebaufist]

Uh, don't mean to be a nudge-nik but who exactly besides the member are seeing this site. Both martial casting sites had actual job postings.

[Yao Sing]

I will also personally contact some producers and directors soon so they also know that this system exists.

That's a key point right there. A lot of casting agents are going to online talent pools but there are services like 24/7 Casting run by Heinz Productions that offers direct bookings. It's a yearly subscription but casting agents and directors use it to find talent so it's worth the small fee.

Try to pull in casting agents and directors and set up a "casting now" section, at least for student film and spec work for starters.

[Yao Sing]

what are these 'friends' things you speak of?

Here's one for peeps tired of big government/nanny state no longer following the Constitution.

[Yao Sing]

this is how you can add more information about yourself.

1. you must first login and click on your name so you will go to your profile page
2. then you can fill in information about acting experience
3. you can also click on customize this page in order to add more information about yourself.

Picture 1 : http://s15.postimage.org/kjfipe2mx/image.png
Picture 2 : http://s15.postimage.org/tsmad90wq/image.jpg

I hope to have informed you well.

I don't see the page you have pictured. I went into Profile Edit but I guess that's a different page. Can't seem to find the one you show.

[Yao Sing]

Ok, found it. I signed off and back on again and clicked on my name. Not readily apparent or user friendly. I expected to find it under Profile Edit.

[SPJ]

off topic

at the age of wire fu and computer generated image

1. remember matrix

non kung fu er may do kung fu on the big screen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j82GKTgVDkw

2. or kungfu hustle

steven chow has no kung fu like jackie chan or jet li right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSo-R...eature=related

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etc etc.

my point is that your star charisma is more important

3. or kung fu dunks

zhou jie lun did learn some nan cha ku and fans stuff for his music video for fearless

zhou has no kung fu but lots of star power from his singing career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V0opKObsPY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mSd7LaeAfA

etc etc

[KungfuCasting]

off topic

at the age of wire fu and computer generated image

1. remember matrix

non kung fu er may do kung fu on the big screen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j82GKTgVDkw

2. or kungfu hustle

steven chow has no kung fu like jackie chan or jet li right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSo-R...eature=related

--

etc etc.

my point is that your star charisma is more important

3. or kung fu dunks

zhou jie lun did learn some nan cha ku and fans stuff for his music video for fearless

zhou has no kung fu but lots of star power from his singing career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V0opKObsPY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mSd7LaeAfA

etc etc

hello,

you are right about that, but if it stays like that only famous people will be able to get in movies.

Because no one will be able to see the talent of the "not famous" people.

this system is made so people that are not yet stars or famous in any other way can show their talents to the world.

it would be sad wouldn't it , if only famous people could get kung fu roles in movies?

[Jimbo]

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.

[Yao Sing]

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.

[Lebaufist]

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.

So true...

[Drake]

I say go for it.

Best case scenario, the website succeeds. Worst case scenario, at least the guy tried. I hate discouraging people with ideas and ambitions.

Even if it doesn't work, this guy will walk away wiser and probably with new ideas.

Geez, Gene... stop being such a Debbie Downer...

[GeneChing]

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.

[Drake]

Debbie Ching

[GeneChing]

[Drake]

OK OK... I'm sorry...

I'm like a little kid in that regard. Tell me not to do something, and it's like I'm friggin' hypnotized by defiance, man...


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