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