Hey All,
Life in Malaysia is going well. I've been travelling for work and fun since I last wrote and I've been training like mad. Hopefully all this effort will make something amazing when this project is over but for now we are in the thick of things as shooting starts here next week! I shot this latest video back in February but as I've been travelling and working so much I've only be able to release it now. I hope it was worth the wait!
Killing It at the New Monkey Vault
Mr. Jonny Caines and I went to the new Monkey Vault in February to do some flips. The excellent Yung Lee brought his glide-cam rig and some sexy camera work and this is what we shot. I hope you like it!
Also you can see me in the latest X-Men trailer for about 0.25s :P Really you wont know I'm there unless you know which scene it is (the third clip of Mystique when she is blue and killing people). Anyway this iteration looks pretty cool, hopefully it doesn't fail on the delivery.
X-Men: Days of Future's Past Trailer 3
:)
Showing posts with label Stunt Stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stunt Stuff. Show all posts
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Malaysian Adventures
Hello Everyone and Greetings from Malaysia!
I am living and working in Malaysia right now which is freaking fantastic! I was hired to do stunts for a project that is filming here and a few other locations around the world :) It has been a whirlwind of travel, meeting new friends and intense training but somewhere in all of that I have managed to edit another video. I shot this at the very end of 2013, just after the new Monkey Vault opened up near my new apartment.
The New Monkey Vault
After training for a week at the brand new Monkey Vault that opened up minutes away from my new apartment I shot this video with a friend. He wanted to test out his new pocket dolly so I did some simple things around the gym. If you're in Toronto you should definitely go check out the gym, it's awesome!! Also the next video I shot here is much better!
At the end of 2012 I was the lead characters stunt double in a movie called Wolves. It has been in post production FOREVER but finally it is being released. Here is the trailer. Every time the lead is in wolf form and doing action that is me :) I can't wait to see the whole thing!!
Hopefully I'll be writing some updates about my trip and life here in Malaysia as I'll be around for the next 6 months!
I am living and working in Malaysia right now which is freaking fantastic! I was hired to do stunts for a project that is filming here and a few other locations around the world :) It has been a whirlwind of travel, meeting new friends and intense training but somewhere in all of that I have managed to edit another video. I shot this at the very end of 2013, just after the new Monkey Vault opened up near my new apartment.
The New Monkey Vault
After training for a week at the brand new Monkey Vault that opened up minutes away from my new apartment I shot this video with a friend. He wanted to test out his new pocket dolly so I did some simple things around the gym. If you're in Toronto you should definitely go check out the gym, it's awesome!! Also the next video I shot here is much better!
At the end of 2012 I was the lead characters stunt double in a movie called Wolves. It has been in post production FOREVER but finally it is being released. Here is the trailer. Every time the lead is in wolf form and doing action that is me :) I can't wait to see the whole thing!!
Hopefully I'll be writing some updates about my trip and life here in Malaysia as I'll be around for the next 6 months!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Back from the Dead
Hello World! Contrary to what the recent inactivity of my posts would have you believe, I am alive and well. I have been having such amazing experience and adventures that I haven't had time to update this blog in almost 6 months!! Yikes! Thats way too long. Working on that movie took up a good chuck of that time, as well as travelling lots and loving life! Laziness may have played a small part in my dry spell, but I think I was concentrating more on having a great time with awesome people in cool places. As well, I've been trying to work through some personal issues I've been having. Either way it has been way too long since I last posted and I have been feeling the lack of creation in my life. Certainly I haven't stopped training and adventuring, but I've realized that it feels damn good to make videos, tell a story; take something from my brain and put it in a form I can share with other people. It is excellent and I have missed it, but I'm back at it, and I'm glad! :D
So briefly, I worked on a movie as the lead character's stunt double. Unreal experience, may haps I'll write a post dedicated to just that. That occupied my time up until November, 2012. Free from that, I flew to Salt Lake City, Utah on my birthday to join my girlfriend, Cassandra, and our friend who have been living and working at an internship there for 2 months already. We stayed there for another month and a half having an AMAZING TIME!! They would work during the day, I would rock climb, snowboard, play saxophone, read, and spend too much time on Reddit, basically doing whatever I wanted. On the weekends we would have wild adventures in southern Utah and Colorado. Oh my god if you ever get the chance to explore that part of the world do it! It is unique and incredibly beautiful! I will post two videos from those adventures today. Of course they cannot show you what it is truly like there, but hopefully it is enough to light the fire to get you to go.
After my amazing time in Utah, Cassandra and I drove up through Montana to Calgary, Alberta stopping at Big Sky and Fernie to board. Hot damn! Fernie had a lot of powder the three days we were there! I went home for Christmas which was great to see the whole family again, especially with my sister and her new husband coming home from England. Three weeks in Toronto was fun hanging out with friends and training, then it was back to Calgary for more snowboarding and climbing! A few weekend trips to Fernie and Revelstoke and I feel like my boarding is at a whole new level!! Damn it feels good to play on and interact with a snow covered mountain, and Revelstoke... oh my goodness if Revelstoke is not the most fun mountain in the world than I dont know what is! Hopefully that video will come out soon!
Two weeks in Calgary gone and Cassandra and I were off to Hawaii, where we were joined by my sister. We have been here for two weeks now and it has been two of the best weeks of my life!! Hawaii is hot and sunny - it has the pacific ocean, waves, surfing, chill people, and a culture that is a strange mix of Thailand, Japan and America. It's been amazing so far and I have another TWO MONTHS HERE!!! Ahhh my god it blows my mind still that I get to be here so long!! It was awesome to have my sister here, and sad to see her leave, but we have a number of other visitors coming and and we have made some super cool friends already. I cant wait to share with everyone some of the awesome adventures I have had, and will have while I'm in this beautiful place :D
Ok that intro went a little longer than I expected, but I'm glad to share it! Now on to the videos! Two from my trip to Utah and then the episode of Ultimate Fan Fights I was in!
GoPro Slot Canyoneering
As my first adventure in Utah my friends and I went canyoneering in Leprechaun Canyon. None of us really had any idea what it would be like, all we knew was that parts of the movie 127 Hours was shot in this canyon. Once we started the day we were already blown away by the gorgeous scenery on the drive, and when we got hiking and in the actual canyon we all had the biggest, goofiest smiles on our faces!! It ended up being one of the most awesome outdoor experiences I have ever had! SUCH A FUN DAY!! I absolutely recommend anyone who is physically fit and likes adventures go do a slot canyon in southern Utah!
Hidden Canyon Adventure, Zion
A long weekend in Utah and you better believe we headed to Zion National Park for some sick adventures! We left Salt Lake in the morning so we only had time for a short hike in the afternoon but Hidden Canyon ended up blowing our expectations away! Perhaps this video doesn't do a good enough job of capturing what it was really like being there, but damn it was nice! Awesome adventure, beautiful scenery, great people... cant ask for much more :)
UFF Ep. 4 - Ezio vs Solid Snake
For those of you who couldn't tell, I was Ezio :P It was crazy shooting this as it was damn cold (like 5 to 10deg Celsius) and rainy every day. Not to mention, this shoot took place while my movie shoot was currently going on! So instead of getting these 4 days to rest and recover I got to do more crazy stunts and then go right back to my movie! Damn what a whirlwind, but it was so worth it! :) It was crazy and stressful but looking back it was a great experience. I did some cool ass stunts: flipping off a moving car, the roof gap and diving off that high roof into a bunch of cardboard boxes. Not to mention all the hand-to-hand fighting we did that James was being super picky about, but I'm glad he was because it looks great! George (Solid Snake) kicked ass as did the whole crew. It was a great time and I hope everyone enjoys the video!
So briefly, I worked on a movie as the lead character's stunt double. Unreal experience, may haps I'll write a post dedicated to just that. That occupied my time up until November, 2012. Free from that, I flew to Salt Lake City, Utah on my birthday to join my girlfriend, Cassandra, and our friend who have been living and working at an internship there for 2 months already. We stayed there for another month and a half having an AMAZING TIME!! They would work during the day, I would rock climb, snowboard, play saxophone, read, and spend too much time on Reddit, basically doing whatever I wanted. On the weekends we would have wild adventures in southern Utah and Colorado. Oh my god if you ever get the chance to explore that part of the world do it! It is unique and incredibly beautiful! I will post two videos from those adventures today. Of course they cannot show you what it is truly like there, but hopefully it is enough to light the fire to get you to go.
After my amazing time in Utah, Cassandra and I drove up through Montana to Calgary, Alberta stopping at Big Sky and Fernie to board. Hot damn! Fernie had a lot of powder the three days we were there! I went home for Christmas which was great to see the whole family again, especially with my sister and her new husband coming home from England. Three weeks in Toronto was fun hanging out with friends and training, then it was back to Calgary for more snowboarding and climbing! A few weekend trips to Fernie and Revelstoke and I feel like my boarding is at a whole new level!! Damn it feels good to play on and interact with a snow covered mountain, and Revelstoke... oh my goodness if Revelstoke is not the most fun mountain in the world than I dont know what is! Hopefully that video will come out soon!
Two weeks in Calgary gone and Cassandra and I were off to Hawaii, where we were joined by my sister. We have been here for two weeks now and it has been two of the best weeks of my life!! Hawaii is hot and sunny - it has the pacific ocean, waves, surfing, chill people, and a culture that is a strange mix of Thailand, Japan and America. It's been amazing so far and I have another TWO MONTHS HERE!!! Ahhh my god it blows my mind still that I get to be here so long!! It was awesome to have my sister here, and sad to see her leave, but we have a number of other visitors coming and and we have made some super cool friends already. I cant wait to share with everyone some of the awesome adventures I have had, and will have while I'm in this beautiful place :D
Ok that intro went a little longer than I expected, but I'm glad to share it! Now on to the videos! Two from my trip to Utah and then the episode of Ultimate Fan Fights I was in!
GoPro Slot Canyoneering
As my first adventure in Utah my friends and I went canyoneering in Leprechaun Canyon. None of us really had any idea what it would be like, all we knew was that parts of the movie 127 Hours was shot in this canyon. Once we started the day we were already blown away by the gorgeous scenery on the drive, and when we got hiking and in the actual canyon we all had the biggest, goofiest smiles on our faces!! It ended up being one of the most awesome outdoor experiences I have ever had! SUCH A FUN DAY!! I absolutely recommend anyone who is physically fit and likes adventures go do a slot canyon in southern Utah!
Hidden Canyon Adventure, Zion
A long weekend in Utah and you better believe we headed to Zion National Park for some sick adventures! We left Salt Lake in the morning so we only had time for a short hike in the afternoon but Hidden Canyon ended up blowing our expectations away! Perhaps this video doesn't do a good enough job of capturing what it was really like being there, but damn it was nice! Awesome adventure, beautiful scenery, great people... cant ask for much more :)
UFF Ep. 4 - Ezio vs Solid Snake
For those of you who couldn't tell, I was Ezio :P It was crazy shooting this as it was damn cold (like 5 to 10deg Celsius) and rainy every day. Not to mention, this shoot took place while my movie shoot was currently going on! So instead of getting these 4 days to rest and recover I got to do more crazy stunts and then go right back to my movie! Damn what a whirlwind, but it was so worth it! :) It was crazy and stressful but looking back it was a great experience. I did some cool ass stunts: flipping off a moving car, the roof gap and diving off that high roof into a bunch of cardboard boxes. Not to mention all the hand-to-hand fighting we did that James was being super picky about, but I'm glad he was because it looks great! George (Solid Snake) kicked ass as did the whole crew. It was a great time and I hope everyone enjoys the video!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Summer School is OVER!!
Hello everyone! I am finally done summer school!! It was a lot harder to get back into student mode than I had originally thought! I didn't get to train much over the last 3 months and I only was able to film little bits here and there. I have made two videos of some of my training and adventures with the guys. Also, summer school ended a while ago but the day after I finished I got a job as the lead character's stunt double on a movie! It's awesome but it has left me with very little free time which is why these videos are only coming out now. Unfortunately this also means that I don't think very many videos will be coming out for the next few months :( I have plans to improve the blog at night, but I am working all day so cool adventures wont be happening that often. I do have travel plans for after the movie so I should be getting up to some entertaining stuff in November. Hopefully you'll like what I have to share until then!
Enjoy!
Summer School Dayz
Here is a compilation of the random things I filmed during my training over the three months I was in summer school. There is a parkour day in there as well as some gym and tricking session, stunt stuff Dylan and I were working on and some other random fun things :)
Summer School Parkour
The boys and I found a day to head downtown Toronto to get in some pk action in on one of my days off from summer school. It was a good day but unfortunately a little short. I cant wait to get back out there!!
Also here is the next episode of our Ultimate Fan Fights webseries! Ryu vs. Scorpion! I even do two of the stunts as Scorpion! Hope you enjoy!
Enjoy!
Summer School Dayz
Here is a compilation of the random things I filmed during my training over the three months I was in summer school. There is a parkour day in there as well as some gym and tricking session, stunt stuff Dylan and I were working on and some other random fun things :)
Summer School Parkour
The boys and I found a day to head downtown Toronto to get in some pk action in on one of my days off from summer school. It was a good day but unfortunately a little short. I cant wait to get back out there!!
Also here is the next episode of our Ultimate Fan Fights webseries! Ryu vs. Scorpion! I even do two of the stunts as Scorpion! Hope you enjoy!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Jonny the NINJA CAT
Hello Everyone! Today you get THREE whole videos!! The first ever month in review starts us off, then Jonny has a SPECTACULAR bail and finally some tough battles at the climbing gym!
Enjoy!
Month in Review: Jan & Feb
This is the first ever Month in Review for my blog. As I started at the end of January it seemed logical to do this for both Jan & Feb. I plan on doing one of these for every month as they come along, but that might change. Who knows!?!
Jonny the NINJA CAT
Jonny and I were working on some random stunt gags when he pulls the most SPECTACULAR BAIL I have seen in a long time!! SOMEHOW he manages to harness his inner feline in mid-air and save himself from the worst of the fall (unfortunately). I didn't see it happen at the time as he was flying over me but when I saw it while editing I knew it deserved the quadruple repeat! :P Oh and there's some dancing and climbing :)
Tough Battles
Carl, Jonny and I hit up the climbing gym for what would turn out to be some very tough battles on the bouldering wall. It was hard, it was ugly, and not all of us made it but eventually Jonny gets a fun V2 and I finish an annoyingly crimpy V3 I'd been working on for a while. It always feels great to finally finish a climb after so many tries!
Enjoy!
Month in Review: Jan & Feb
This is the first ever Month in Review for my blog. As I started at the end of January it seemed logical to do this for both Jan & Feb. I plan on doing one of these for every month as they come along, but that might change. Who knows!?!
Jonny the NINJA CAT
Jonny and I were working on some random stunt gags when he pulls the most SPECTACULAR BAIL I have seen in a long time!! SOMEHOW he manages to harness his inner feline in mid-air and save himself from the worst of the fall (unfortunately). I didn't see it happen at the time as he was flying over me but when I saw it while editing I knew it deserved the quadruple repeat! :P Oh and there's some dancing and climbing :)
Tough Battles
Carl, Jonny and I hit up the climbing gym for what would turn out to be some very tough battles on the bouldering wall. It was hard, it was ugly, and not all of us made it but eventually Jonny gets a fun V2 and I finish an annoyingly crimpy V3 I'd been working on for a while. It always feels great to finally finish a climb after so many tries!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Wire Fails!
Hello Everyone! Another fun two days of training to show! The first shows our boxing skills and the second has some funny attempts at a wire gag among other things!
Enjoy!
Balboa Day
Today Mr. Martyr shows us some fun boxing drills. Just like with my kicks compared to Carl's in the last training video, it is funny to see my punches compared to Eli's. He clearly has better, stronger punches. Seems I've still got lots of training to do! After that just a short tricking session with Jonny and then some XSD conditioning where Jonny and I decide to insult Carl the whole time he is going. It was all for fun though, and a bit of pay back for him from earlier.
Wire Fails
Jonny, Carl, Dylan and I work on a wire gag that goes comically bad a number of times. We get quite a few funny spills but eventually we locked it in. After Carl and Dylan teach Jonny and I a sword combo they have been working on. It was a little slow going at first but I think we get it pretty well by the end.
Enjoy!
Balboa Day
Today Mr. Martyr shows us some fun boxing drills. Just like with my kicks compared to Carl's in the last training video, it is funny to see my punches compared to Eli's. He clearly has better, stronger punches. Seems I've still got lots of training to do! After that just a short tricking session with Jonny and then some XSD conditioning where Jonny and I decide to insult Carl the whole time he is going. It was all for fun though, and a bit of pay back for him from earlier.
Wire Fails
Jonny, Carl, Dylan and I work on a wire gag that goes comically bad a number of times. We get quite a few funny spills but eventually we locked it in. After Carl and Dylan teach Jonny and I a sword combo they have been working on. It was a little slow going at first but I think we get it pretty well by the end.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Return of Mr. Martyr
Hello All! Elisha joins us back from his work trip to Cuba. He had to convince us it was actually him when he walked in the door because he is SO MUCH DARKER than when he left!! But he is back, and joins us for a video test day and a truly awesome tricking day!!
Enjoy!
Visit to Green Land
The team + Gak Attack takes a trip to another studio to shoot some tests for those upcoming projects we have been working on. Hopefully this video gives you a bit of an idea of how we go about working on these projects of ours, and what the working atmosphere is like for us. It was a fun and relaxed day, but still productive.
Try It Till You Get It
This was one of the most rewarding days of training I've ever had! :D I got some moves that I have never tried before, but it was not just luck. I earned those tricks after trying them SO MANY times. There were even more attempts than what I put in this video, but dont worry you will see me fall PLENTY of times! Carl, Jonny, Dylan, Eric and Eli also kill it so it made for an awesome day all round!
Enjoy!
Visit to Green Land
The team + Gak Attack takes a trip to another studio to shoot some tests for those upcoming projects we have been working on. Hopefully this video gives you a bit of an idea of how we go about working on these projects of ours, and what the working atmosphere is like for us. It was a fun and relaxed day, but still productive.
Try It Till You Get It
This was one of the most rewarding days of training I've ever had! :D I got some moves that I have never tried before, but it was not just luck. I earned those tricks after trying them SO MANY times. There were even more attempts than what I put in this video, but dont worry you will see me fall PLENTY of times! Carl, Jonny, Dylan, Eric and Eli also kill it so it made for an awesome day all round!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Working On Some New Projects
Hello All! Gak Attack makes an appearance in today's installment. He is in the studio to help with some up coming projects. Also Carl and I head to the climbing gym for some tough problems. Some we conquer, some we do not.
Enjoy!
Some New Projects
More bad dancing, followed by a cool-ish breaking inspired combo. Then we have the appearance of Gak Attack! He's in the studio to help us on some up coming projects. James and Chris are also in to help choreograph some fights but Carl has a hard time appreciating Chris' style. Maybe with a few more demonstrations he'll understand.
A Bit Stronger
At the climbing gym, feeling a little bit stronger now that I have the time to come back more regularly. We both fail hard at a V4, Carl almost completes a tough run for him and after MANY tries I get a very troublesome V3. Then some goofing around made for a pretty good day!
Enjoy!
Some New Projects
More bad dancing, followed by a cool-ish breaking inspired combo. Then we have the appearance of Gak Attack! He's in the studio to help us on some up coming projects. James and Chris are also in to help choreograph some fights but Carl has a hard time appreciating Chris' style. Maybe with a few more demonstrations he'll understand.
A Bit Stronger
At the climbing gym, feeling a little bit stronger now that I have the time to come back more regularly. We both fail hard at a V4, Carl almost completes a tough run for him and after MANY tries I get a very troublesome V3. Then some goofing around made for a pretty good day!
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