03 - SCREEN COMBAT
Screen combat and stage combat share similar
principles but are very seperate disciplines.
STAGEFIGHT’s screen combat training has been
specifically designed to provide actors with the
practical skills needed to become successful screen
combatants.
Popular TV-shows such as Game of Thrones,
Vikings and the boom in independent film production
has created great opportunities for actors, special
action performers and stunt professionals. These
productions call for well-trained individuals skilled in
various combat disciplines with an understanding of
fighting in front of the camera and experience of
working on a film set.
REQUIREMENTS
No
previous
experience
of
stage
or
screen
combat
is
necessary
to
attend
or
complete
our
screen
combat
training,
however
a
reasonable
level
of
fitness
and
mobility
is
essential.
Minimum
age
is
18+
years.
Successful
completion
of
each
stage
will
provide
an
industry accepted ECSPC Training and Attendance certificate.
All
new
students
must
attend
this
one
day
standard
course
which
provides
an
introduction
to
some
of
the
basic
techniques
of
unarmed
combat
and
the
concepts
of
screen
fighting.
This
course
also
acquaints
you
with
our
approach
to
teaching performance based combat.
This
‘stand-alone’
course
covers
the
basics
of
unarmed
and
armed
combat
that
are
common
to
all
genres
of
action
film.
You
will
be
taught
how
to
safely
and
consistently
perform
in
front
of
the
camera
and
gain
a
firm
grounding
in
the
mechanics and techniques of screen combat.
Students
who
have
completed
our
one-day
Standard
Course
and
wish
to
continue
their
screen
combat
training
may
join
our
Screen
Combat
Training
Programme.
This
program
has
been
broken
down
into
four
stages.
Each
stage
builds
on
the
previous
stage
to
ensure
a
thorough
understanding of the screen combat discipline.
Stage-1: Screen Fighter
Stage-2: Screen Warrior
Stage-3: Screen Champion
Stage-4: Heroes & Villians
Each
stage
of
the
programme
is
an
intensive
training
course
lasting
two
days.
With
stages
run
regularly
throughout
the
year
to
make
attendance
easier.
Minimum
age
to
attend
these
courses
is
18+
.
Successfully
completing
each
stage
of
the
course
will
provide
an
industry
accepted
ECSPC
Training
&
Attendance
certificate
and
will
allow
students
to
advance to the next higher stage.
The
training
introduces
a
number
of
unarmed
and
armed
combat
disciplines
allowing
students
to
recreate
characters
and
fighting
styles
from
all
ages
of
history
and
movie
genre.
It
also
makes
extensive
use
of
filming
techniques
to
ensure
a
complete
understanding
of
the
process
involved
in
filming
fight
and
action
sequences.
Unlike
other
course
that
just
teach
a
single-fight
routine
for
each
weapon
system,
our
approach
is
to
teach
a
complete
system
which
teaches
actors
how
to
adapt
quickly
to
different
film environments and techniques.
Screen Combat Standard
Foundation Skills
Screen Combat Training Programme
Stages one to four
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