{"id":49291,"date":"2020-08-18T23:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T20:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/there-are-action-directors-and-then-theres-john-woo\/"},"modified":"2020-08-18T23:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T20:16:00","slug":"there-are-action-directors-and-then-theres-john-woo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/there-are-action-directors-and-then-theres-john-woo\/","title":{"rendered":"#There are Action Directors and Then There\u2019s John Woo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35a66d0e3c2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35a66d0e3c2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/there-are-action-directors-and-then-theres-john-woo\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/there-are-action-directors-and-then-theres-john-woo\/#More_Videos_Like_This\" >More Videos Like This<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#There are Action Directors and Then There\u2019s John Woo<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><em>Welcome to <strong>The Queue<\/strong> \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video that explores the action movie mastery of John Woo.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>Every now and then you run into an over-edited action sequence. A punch \u2019em up (to bum a phrase from <em>Amadeus<\/em>) with \u201ctoo many cuts.\u201d There\u2019s a scene in <em>The Bourne Ultimatum<\/em> that illustrates the worst of the trend: a fight to the death between two combat professionals that looks like it was shot by a concussed paparazzo. In theory, the sequence is cut to make us feel like we\u2019re a part of the action; it\u2019s frantic, full of adrenaline, and blinking in and out of consciousness. But in practice, it\u2019s very difficult for the audience to tell what the heck is going on. Two men are fighting, sure. But <em>how<\/em> they are fighting is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Disdain for over-edited action puts forwards the idea that cuts are just a cheap way of obscuring sub-par choreography, that the best way to shoot action is with a long static shot that allows performers to show off their aerobic feats in-frame. This is, of course, a myopic view of what editing can contribute to action sequences. Just because something is heavily edited, that doesn\u2019t mean its illegible. Case and point: <strong>John Woo<\/strong>, the Hong Kong action director whose name conjures up visions of gun-fu, repeat shots of exploding buildings, and slow-motion doves. Stylistically, Woo\u2019s hand is heavy. But it\u2019s always with the intent of clarifying action rather than obscuring it.<\/p>\n<p>The video essay below takes a look at Woo\u2019s first foray into Hollywood: <em><strong>Hard Target<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>Despite its lackluster reception upon release, revisiting the film more than proves Woo\u2019s genius. Cue the doves.<\/p>\n<p>Watch \u201c<b>How John Woo Intensifies Action<\/b>\u201c:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R-t-vk3zxwE?feature=oembed\" title=\"How John Woo Intensifies Action\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This video essay was created by\u00a0<strong>The Nerdwriter<\/strong>, a.k.a. Evan Puschak. The Nerdwriter covers everything in the realm of art, culture, philosophy, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, and politics. Which is to say, uh, just about anything. You can check out The Nerdwriter\u2019s eclectic back catalog and subscribe to their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel\u00a0here. And you can follow Puschak on Twitter\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Videos_Like_This\"><\/span>More Videos Like This<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>According to <strong>Ryan Hollinger<\/strong>,\u00a0engaging cinematic fight scenes don\u2019t get much better than the corridor fight in\u00a0<strong><em>Oldboy<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Here\u2019s a video essay from <strong>Accented Cinema<\/strong> on why the best action sequences are structured like stories rather than spectacles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rossatron<\/strong> has a detailed break down of the action sequences in John Woo\u2019s masterpiece, <strong><em>Hard Boiled<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The John Woo-helmed <strong><em>Mission: Impossible II <\/em><\/strong>is good, actually. Remind yourself with this featurette of how they shot the opening climbing scene<\/li>\n<li>Here\u2019s a<em> Time<\/em> magazine interview with John Woo where he shares his advice to second and third-generation directors looking to make it in Hollywood (a sense of humor is important)<\/li>\n<li>Cinematographer <strong>Peter Pau<\/strong> discusses his work on John Woo\u2019s <strong><em>The Killer<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>What is gun-fu anyway? 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