Tony Zhou;

The 9 Principles of Action Comedy

1. Start with a DISADVANTAGE

2. Use the ENVIRONMENT

3. Be CLEAR in your shots

4. Action & Reaction in the SAME frame

5. Do as many TAKES as necessary

6. Let the audience feel the RHYTHM

7. In editing, TWO good hits = ONE great hit

8. PAIN is humanizing

9. Earn your FINISH

Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy

Jackie Chan, Buster Keaton and Gene Kelly are the three masters of physical action in film. No one else even comes close. You don’t edit a good action scene; you film it.

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