How Actors Fake Fight In Movies | Movies Insider

Fight scenes in movies and TV shows are more realistic than ever. The art of fight choreography has evolved significantly since the era of Bruce Lee. To find out how these scenes come together, we interviewed Anthony Vincent, a top stunt coordinator and performer. He demonstrated some of the fundamentals of how to make a fight scene look real.
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How Actors Fake Fight In Movies | Movies Insider

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Jackie Chan "This is cute."

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Gooo Tooo Yes

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“This cute”

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Thats so wong

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[@HansYTC]

True, 'cus most of his actions are real combat though.

[@rohitparida9905]

I don't mind actors faking fights. It would be devastating to know stunt men actually getting hurt for the fight scenes to look real

[@sirrivet9557]

Also the scenes wouldn’t look that good because real fights are kind of weird. And you wouldn’t have any sort of artistic direction.

[@memedude6968]

@@sirrivet9557 true most fights don’t look as cool as they look on the big screen

[@devrajryatt]

If you look at a lot of 80's Hong Kong action scenes then you'll realise that a lot of stuntmen took a lot of real hits. This is because they didn't make very much money so most of their income came from being paid 'extra' in order to take real, full-force hits from people like Bruce Lee.

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Hi. Steven Seagal used to punch the stunt men. Then he got taught a lesson :) Look it up😅

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[@jo_ker_4936]

The sound effect's add's allot more realisticness on movie fight scenes, Definitely underrated.

[@ogshotglass9291]

Not really. I ought to know, since I've seen more fights than I'd care to see.

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@@ogshotglass9291 bro just stop

[@adambhermi]

*realism

[@MacamTV]

This is WWE in a nutshel.

[@thephonelad7887]

But they don’t fake wwe... just search up abyss vs bram monsters ball match or mankind vs the undertaker HIAC match. Or, any death match from japan. Or worst of all, syd vicious breaks ankle.

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Hi

[@MiguelSanchez-fs6cu]

Not all wrestling companies are fake. They’re all trained professionals. Some actually get really injured.

[@fadibokinno3465]

Look at this kids trying confusing themselves about this fake shit

[@vishalcheeti8374]

@Graham Talon saying it again, great acting skills you two have

[@oliverwan1520]

The guy in the pink shirt is definitely a lover, not a fighter.

[@Uhohoreo]

array s I was like. Awe

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@array s 😂😂😂

[@Dizzydawne]

He puts his hands paired so close to his chest like he’s pleading for help at the same time 😂

[@MIKHAILGEAR]

Oliver Wan WTF lol

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Oliver Wan lmfao

[@ssebinnnyy]

Without these persons action movies wouldn't be worth watching.

[@agamemnonpadar5706]

As a movie fan I love KZbin for such things. Pros explaining how things are done, directors, actors, stunt guys and ladies, writers, camera operators, costume designers, makeup designers... and the guy or lady who makes the coffee. Love all what has to to do with movies.

[@thecheapbastard5168]

The Raid is not just "done fantastically well". That film raised the bar for fight scenes really high, i've yet to see any other film come close to it.

[@jackhill9803]

Does The Raid 2 count lmao

[@rackkowell2654]

Well..you should watch the Punisher on netflixx..its looks really realistic and sickening...its on par with the raid scene..which is disturbing fight

[@UNSTABLE111]

I think it raises the cinematogaphry of fights to another level..It does shaky cam right...that being said, Jackie Chan is still the master of wide cut action set pieces back in the 80s..no one comes close to him when ocmbining fight scenes and stunts

[@matthias4748]

personally, check out most of Donnie Yen's movies (SPL: Kill Zone, Flash Point, Raging Fire). The thing that is most amusing is that the ASP baton vs. Tanto knife fight scene in SPL: Kill Zone is actually mostly improv, imagine how cool that is. rumour goes as well that they turned it into a competition to see who would get more hits on the other to add more realism to it.

[@CookieeMonstarr666]

You missed Ong Bak.

[@tashaglam4824]

Getting intense flashbacks to The Captain America vs The Winter Soldier fight on the highway. Honestly, still the BEST choreographed fight I've ever seen in my life.

[@ruguoserliegise2716]

This dude coordinated stunts for John Wick. Enough said 🙌🏻🙏🏻 💯

[@FoxyTheLegend_790]

Your comment is 100% on point. Once I heard the word "John Wick", I knew this guy was real.

[@Jan-fv1ec]

im upset this doesnt include how to fake fight depression 2021 edit: to everyone mad in the comments, this is dark humor.. i cant believe i even have to explain that 🤦‍♂️

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O o f

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Zev fakefight snapchat too

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Quit the Internet and Social Media. Promise, that works.

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123rockstar2010 true

[@ankush4683]

3:52 I literally thought,he has to cancel his meetings.This is what real fakeness looks like lol.

[@silxbeats]

Bruhh that look so freaking reallll frfr

[@bigboyrico4898]

When the sound effect came on I thought he actually hit him!!!! 😂😂😂

[@PBJSandwich]

Nah... I think Minecraft's PvP is more "realistic."

[@saraa7646]

Lmao, yup!

[@Kaledrone]

FOUND1

[@eddyrolon3598]

Tony Vincent made me lose consciousness with my own gi in 2000 during a Judo/BJJ class. It was accidental and since I was facing away from him and being stubborn trying to escape, he had no way to know that I wasn’t still resisting when I started to spasm and convulse. Luckily our mutual friend, Bill Carter, saw what was happening and told Tony to release the hold. I have about 10-15 seconds of lost time and was on my way out for at least 10 seconds before he cinched it tighter with a knee in my back. I peed my pant at some point and woke up with my body still chest and arms spasming with my arms stuck wide and feeling very confused. Tony was a apologizing (unnecessarily, I should have tapped out with my foot) and I remember asking him while still in a daze “Did I get pee on you?” . Great guy and training partner.

[@hoodiexshammy934]

eddy rolon damn

[@hennke3]

"John Wick was brilliant, very judo based" - choreographer for John Wick

[@seebass1001]

The best cinematography I ever saw in a one on one fight was definitely upgrade. The way the camera follows the movements is stunning.

[@Snoop_Doge]

Ok, the fact he's Frank Vincent's son is mind blowing

[@leelanzini]

If you like fighting, you'll love The Raid 2

[@bocah_abad21]

oh yeah lots of choreo and real actions there

[@berrytania7401]

I remember I once watched a movie with this one scene of fake fighting. The sound effects did not even match the actual fighting. Edit: How did I get 247 likes??? I am not sure what movie it was, my friend was watching it. I barely saw it. I just remember a few parts. Yes, I think it was Bollywood.

[@GRAv111]

Any Bruce Lee movie😂

[@nashpickens22]

I once watched a movie and they actually put sound effects from mortal kombat

[@KaizerMan]

You think that’s bad, all the 70s Wu-Tang movies had all that plus characters speaking Japanese dubbed with American voiceovers

[@vshazam]

Hmm. I dont remember that. Intere

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I’m the 219th liked lmao

[@kgmyatthu3171]

Whether it's fake or not, if that guy was behind the john wick, GIVE THIS MAN MY RESPECT.

[@professorpyg505]

The whole wwe in 5:14 minutes

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Here *read more* You deserve it

[@starshot5172]

They do actually hit each other, but it's still put in scene.

[@RedLimitsProductions]

Just the difference that there is a live audience and no way to edit or have another try.

[@MacamTV]

Yes Movies are fake entertainment and WWE is Real Entertainment because of injuries.

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JRmacam TV LMAO

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Starts @ 2:38

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May God bless you

[@Leon_hm]

Thank you brother

[@starshot5172]

Useless comment

[@kai.zen9]

Im the stuntman😂

[@k.o.h8446]

This is actually pretty cool.

[@ioflug]

Some of them look very realistic

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Almost like CGI

[@anonymousone9266]

Who cares, it's just a like

[@Codemanlex]

300?? Wtf 😂😂😂

[@shook8305]

No I don’t You make its sound like it's your only accomplishment

[@ioflug]

Shook cause it is lmao jk just surprised

[@thenurimo]

Fact: Anthony's father had voiced Salvatore Leone in the GTA games.

[@ImJustSayin2014]

One day stunt coordinators will get the Oscars they deserve

[@netsartisticexpressions7163]

My first fight scene was on stage. We had rehearsed it. The day of the show, the actor got real excited to be in front of an audience. He hit me so hard that my face was red.

[@netsartisticexpressions7163]

About a year later, I had another fight scene in another play. I told the director, "if anything goes wrong with the choreography of the scene," it would be a real fight on stage. The other person didn't like me

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@@netsartisticexpressions7163 Your an actor? What show?

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@@NotTheRealByeBye It was an adaptation on Billy Holiday's life

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@@netsartisticexpressions7163 Oh nice

[@ArdanEntertainment]

This video was so helpful! We will be sure to use these techniques in our future videos. Thank you!

[@sandeepsarkar7803]

The Bourne films changed a lot of things...

[@mancerrss]

Until they started slowly ruining their own started trend

[@TheRobloxianTacoLord]

@@mancerrss Jason Bourne did it pretty good. They never feel ugly and rushed. It's all so well put together.

[@PSYCHOBEVO]

Not a fan of the rapid choppy editing

[@arielmalsireal5453]

Sndp Srkr Oh Too Much Shaky Cams, Fast Cuts/Quick Cuts. So Please Don’t Give Me A Seizure This Time.

[@tcof9690]

@@TheRobloxianTacoLord Nah, it do sort off enough to understand what going on. But far, far from WELL.

[@ThePerezHilton]

This was so fun to watch!

[@erikjensen9911]

Vincent is amazing! I worked with him on Escape At Dannemora back in 2017. Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@griddlepuff4212]

I feel like the sound effect gave a very impactful intense feeling that made the fight seem legit

[@LeeD1971]

The smaller guy has never thrown a punch in his life.

[@jackleo28]

The Raid 1and 2 is epic ~

[@devonjosiah7308]

I loved it that he mentioned Raid Redemption. It's a film from my country Indonesia. Proud to be Indonesia.

[@jxy_krishnan]

Not just a movie. A brilliant one.

[@JoshEastwell]

I had to watch that first punch like 10 times! ... So clean!

[@quananh7525]

Just ask wwe wrestlers and you are good:)))

[@saraa7646]

Oh hell naw!

[@BodaciousWench]

Um no

[@draco2702]

Lmao

[@muzzamilahmad6244]

Really good example ...

[@Kaledrone]

Believe it or not, it might be scripted but they are taking REAL hits, the ending might be pre-determined but they still get hurt in between to make it look realistic.

[@cinematofu]

the raid 1 the raid 2 serious fighting choreo there

[@herbeyspucturs8925]

Frank Vincent was one of the greatest italian actors, even if his screentime in movies was sometimes limited, he's now in a big shinebox in the skies waiting for Pesci to bust his balls. May he rest in peace.

[@mimis8323]

Thx so much for the info this was rly helpful

[@pulbring]

The raid series have the best fighting choreography. Cant wait for another sequels.

[@dragunov1608]

Iko uwais is one of my favorite too The raid its kinda graphic but its really cool Like you feel like your in that situation

[@TheJoker-wk5jn]

Mission impossible ; fallout, bathroom scene was dope🔥🤜🏻

[@clara.p]

thanks!! in my school's play i'll be doing a fight scene so this will help ^^

[@westnilesnipes]

This was pretty cool. I wish it was longer lol.

[@Blood4Mercy717]

Expected more from this video but oh well, onto the next one

[@Carsonous]

Slowly but surely I'm learning a lot for a future fight scene I'll be shooting.

[@alberteinsteinthejew]

Thanks, this is what I wanna know!

[@hollowblocksforsale5003]

1:25 Thank you for recognizing filipino fighting style.

[@DrAdnan]

My brother and I did this all the time growing up.

[@theab819]

Really helpful

[@kung-fukennyfamily]

Simple I see *Tom cruise* I click❤

[@technologywontsaveus]

And where was he in the video? At which minute?

[@auah2539]

technologywontsaveus 0:05 & 0:10 It was the scene from The New Mission Impossible Movie 👏🎬 Ethan & Walker were fighting some guy over plutonium.

[@technologywontsaveus]

Okay, thanks. I thought he wasn't in the video, just cheap clickbait. Which it kinda was. :)

[@hellooldfriend3223]

Kung-Fu Kenny Family you do relize tom is in a cult and has been abusive to his previous wives

[@nasensprayboi540]

@@auah2539 They were actually fighting for the VIP Lounge armband

[@yoonasca]

Great job man...👍

[@jadecummings8093]

Awesome....fantastic! 😃👍

[@sarathputhiyedath]

Good

[@holyglory6751]

0:00-0:02 Someone should make a 10 hour version

[@shobhitsingh6330]

This is how i fought with my pillow in my childhood, with voice from my mouth acting as the background sound of punch.

[@crystalgonzalez3891]

I could replay this all day at 1:14. 😂

[@brandon-vw5re]

As long as the action looks good, I'll watch

[@kirilllosik7054]

Where can I find additional info about Anthony Vincent? Does he have any courses or more videos with instructions on how to do what he is doing?

[@haikalemir2128]

His father is a legend. Welldone sir

[@vshazam]

My favorite style is gun-kata. Love me some Equilibrium and Ultraviolet

[@thesolid9091]

WE NEED MORE

[@gladwinyt3015]

Mission impossible: fallout was amazing 🙈🤩

[@Urban2037]

Why there is no an Oscar award for stunt men? A good stunt team can sell a movie as much as a famous actor... Can you imagine: "from the stunt team who brought you John wick"... That's enough to make me go to the movies

[@nyirobiojulu3743]

This is awesome

[@snake3444]

Did I read Limitless!? That Movie is awesome!

[@juderboy4098]

love this 😍😍😍💪

[@miah.com295]

*That's Why I know I can't do this because one false move and we finna get to fighting 💀😭😂*

[@takbiralambhuiya8893]

Marvelous...🔥🔥🔥

[@rcj7299]

Filipino skrima in hollywood! Woot woot!

[@wannacashmeoutside]

My friends and I used to LOVE “acting fighting” in our school hallways. Oh the looks we’d get when it looked like we’d slap each other or kick in the stomach 😂 it only took one teacher to tell us off to stop doing it lol (except for drama class! Everytime we were called up for improvs somehow ours always involved minor violence. And always an accent. Oh that was so long ago but it feels like yesterday

[@albertwells8503]

I was hoping to learn exactly how the sound effects of the punch is done. I’ve always wondered about that.

[@Ryferion]

Man when anthony takes that fake punch im like so thaaats why a lot of fights in movies seem to be generally very slightly familiar, it’s the same dude planning them out. Still looks fabulous though

[@user-ei7ed6zy9k]

People know this is fake but love it. Then question why people watch WWE which is more real

[@timy9197]

You had me at John wick. You lost me at Spiderman homecoming lol

[@karanthakkar04]

The guy really knows his stuff.

[@elijahmalloy6930]

This content is 🔥

[@johnn9343]

Filipino art stick (arnis) and knife (balisong) fighting. Coool ~

[@CoolGuy-zs3xp]

Actors fake fights in movies WWE: am I a joke to you

[@thephonelad7887]

But they don’t fake wwe... just search up abyss vs bram monsters ball match or mankind vs the undertaker HIAC match. Or, any death match from japan

[@lyhaikudai3]

I need to be like this to be an Actor martial artist

[@smile-qj1pz]

I've been on a set & not everyone does it like this... Some guys actually hit (not hard but still, sometimes it does get a bit hard by mistake) The actual trick for a good fight scene (the ones without a lot of throws and stuff) is to have the people in the fight actually kick or punch each other but to do so slowly so that the lack of velocity doesn't make the moves painful... Later increase the speed of the total video by times 2 or 3 and it looks really cool... This technique even gives the director more angles to work with and makes the final product look genuine. I have seen this technique used in many movies. I am a personal fan of longer takes as it looks real rather than the multiple cuts. P.S: I wonder if Tom Cruise movies even do all of this stuff... I'm sure they just do the real deal. Yup I'm a TC fan 😃

[@RadityaNugraheni2405]

The style used in the raid series called Pencak Silat. The movements are beautiful yet powerful.

[@arrafi204]

It’s all about perspective

[@mrojas-wn2we]

Dont mess with him in public 😁 he finna do many kombos on you 😁

[@hemresalburo9876]

Cool: 100% Showmanship: 100% Deception/fake fight: *1000000%*

[@Quicktwosteps]

Or in wrestling, in nano second, the clenched fist turns to an open hand strike. It produces sound that makes audience perceived the thrown punched is really hard. Then, there are times the offhand slaps a part of the body on the same sequenced as the thrown punch to produce the same sound effect. The offhand can be done by either the puncher or the receiver.

[@syedabdullah4526]

Amazing

[@RiversBliss]

The movie Chocolate (2008) comes to mind, lots of injuries.

[@mohamedafsar1004]

I Love the Fight scene in Mission Impossible-Fall out

[@Juzgames]

Was the air ok ?

[@kariuki6644]

"someone's getting workers comp today" lmao

[@mclovin1g682]

The raid redemption had amazing fighting scenes.

[@nifty6306]

Cool.

[@CandiceKMitchell]

I need some lessons for sure, come give classes in Toronto :-)

[@trippieee]

when he did the first punch and the guy reacted my heart jumped bc i thought he actually hit him lmaooo

[@nathanielvillaganas3698]

1:23 "Bourne" kind of changed some things, and that was heavily based on the FILIPINO art, Kali and Escrima" Thank you for recognizing our very own martial art technique😍. Proud Filipino here🤗

[@Senura101]

Wow these guys are super skilled ❤️👍