Film Combat Course 

27th January 2013

 Ladies and gentleman, girls and boys,

Film Combat Course 2013

This course is an introduction to film combat. As an actor or stunt person it will give you an extra string to your bow. For stunt people this is your bread and butter course, teaching you how to incorporate a little acting and dialogue into the action. This turns athletes into action performers. For actors learning how to be convincing in your violence, we will give you more of an arsenal of tricks to use at auditions. You will be taught a choreographed fight with unarmed combat. 

In this course we will be including some wire work, this will take the form of a jerk back to sell a heavy impact from a baseball bat and a heavy kick. 

The course will be led by Alasdair Monteith who is an independent fight director. Alasdair is an action choreographer, gymnast and martial artist. His music video credits include those for: McFly, Milburn, The Paddingtons, Boy Kill Boy, Xavier and Les Rythmes Digitales. His credits as a fight director include: The Magic Carpet, Coriolanus, Monkey (Young Vic), Romeo and Juliet and The Paul O'Grady Show. As a martial arts choreographer he has coached Jennifer Lopez and Beyoncé Knowles (for Pepsi), Aidan Gillan (in Shanghai Knights) and was the sword choreographer for Tomb Raider. He has appeared on Masters of Combat (BBC), teaches gymnastics and runs a full-time martial arts gym. Alasdair is two time world champion in Chin Woo Wushu. 

The Course will be filmed and edited for your personal use and your show-reel (additional cost for show-reel editing).

10am – 8pm: Film combat course. This will involve:

A little bit of film schooling 

1. Explaining types of shoots
2. Crossing the line
3. Behavior on set
4. How to plan to film a fight 

We teach:

• What is film combat as opposed to stage combat?
• The screen punch, straight cross, hook, upper cut, and combinations
• Reactions and physical acting to these situations 
• Screen kicks and throws 
• The jerk back 
• Sweeps
• Safe strangulation 
• Keeping it safe, tricks of the trade.

Plus much more 

This course is filmed and photographed for your own personal use. If you would like to have show-reel material, our professional production team can provide high quality media and very attractive prices (this must be arranged with us beforehand).

Times & Location

Sunday 27^th January 2013, 9am – 8pm 

The Jubilee Hall

Refectory Hill

Amersham

Bucks 

HP7 0BT 

Closest station is Amersham, on the Metropolitan line and British Rail(Chiltern Line).

Cost £160 

The Course is open to anyone fit and healthy and over 16yrs. If you are under 18 a parent or guardian must accompany you. 

To book, please complete and return the booking form by 21^st January.

Fees are non-refundable.

Alasdair Monteith

Course tutor.