ASC training is for the purpose of preparing actors to have a competitive edge in today’s Action oriented film and television industry. Blockbuster films like the Matrix, Bulletproof Monk, Lord of the Rings, Resident Evil 2, Cat Woman, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, as well as Television shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Battles Star Galactica, Alias and the like have all established the birth of a new genre of actors, the Action Actor.

Unless you are Jackie Chan or Jet Li, there will always be a need for Stunt Doubles and Stunt Professionals. In the tradition of the Chinese Opera School and more presently the likes of Jennifer Garner, Hillary Swank, Zhang Ziyi and Keanu Reeves, the Action Actor is capable of doing limited stunt work and fight choreography, maximizing individual on-screen time and production efficiency.

The ASC curriculum lays a firm foundation for those interested in being able to perform limited stunt work and fight choreography in today’s film and television industry with a competitive edge. The ASC offers three levels of certification, each building on the prior and advancing the capabilities of the practitioner:

ASC offers the following curriculum for the Action Actor:

Martial Arts for Cinema and Television
Action Acrobatics
Fight Choreography
Action Actors Conditioning
Action Reaction