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The way you present a stunt is tied in to the way you photograph it, so you're hanging out with the cinematographer.

~David Leitch

Topics: Cinematographer Hanging Out Photograph Present Stunt Tied Way You

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I find fight scenes actually more interesting, in a way, than chase scenes because you're watching your character go through this problem-solving process and fight the antagonist mano-a-mano. It's more powerful, more emotional.

~David Leitch

Topics: Actually Antagonist Because Character Chase Emotional Fight Find Go Interesting More Powerful Problem-Solving Process Scenes Than Through Watching Way You Your

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You have to make bold choices to be noticed.

~David Leitch

Topics: Bold Choices Make Noticed You

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As a stunt guy, you become a mini-director. You're talking to actors about performance.

~David Leitch

Topics: About Actor Become Guy Performance Stunt Talking You

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You learn tricks to make action look more dynamic - having the fight come toward you or shooting on a longer lens to compress the speed.

~David Leitch

Topics: Action Come Compress Dynamic Fight Having Learn Lens Longer Look Make More Shooting Speed Toward Tricks You

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While filming 'The Matrix,' we studied how a Chinese fight-choreography team trains actors before production starts so that they can participate in action sequences in a more dynamic way.

~David Leitch

Topics: Action Actor Before Chinese Dynamic Filming How Matrix More Participate Production Starts Studied Team Trains Way While

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People have given their lives to this industry to make movies compelling.

~David Leitch

Topics: Compelling Given Industry Lives Make Movies People

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Film is a collaborative art form. I don't know why you wouldn't recognize the stunt performers.

~David Leitch

Topics: Art Art Form Collaborative Film Form Know Performers Recognize Stunt Why You

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Stunt coordinating is a good training ground for directing because you have exposure to all the departments in film.

~David Leitch

Topics: Because Departments Directing Exposure Film Good Ground Stunt Training You

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There's a lot of directing within the stunt coordinator's job.

~David Leitch

Topics: Directing Job Lot Stunt Within

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: Unknown

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