And here is a hint of things to come – with Simon Fon
October 24, 2009
Indie Lounge is just around the corner and to give you a hint of what’s to come I have for your reading pleasure an interview with stunt coordinator and Indie Louge attendee Simon Fon.
In terms of stage combat, what is one of the most difficult scenes you’ve had to work on? And what made it so much of a challenge?
Simon Fon – Great question because right now at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts The Mill: Parts one and two are running in rep and I must say that The Mill part one: Now We Are Brody has been one of the most challenging projects to date. This is simply because the Tank House Theatre is not a Fly space, it’s a very small black box stage that seats 85 people capacity, and so to make actors fly in that space and simultaneously hide wire effects has been very difficult. We had budget constraints, a set that was completely different on the page then when it was finally built, and I could only use two people to pull/fly the actors in an extremely confined backstage space. Fortunately it all worked out, and the audience and critical response has been very positive.
We are going to be seeing you during IndieLounge. Without giving too much away, what can we expect to see?
Simon Fon – A lot of action. Basically deconstructing stunts that I have personally coordinated over the past 20 years, and sharing some secrets on how to stage effects and gags.
What do you think that an event like IndieLounge can offer to an amateur videographer?
Simon Fon – Knowledge and community. Young film makers have to be supported, it’s one of the main reasons I RIOT ACT (www.riotact.ca). People like myself can share details of how to do things so that they don’t have to make the same mistakes I did when starting out and getting very little to no support.
Come check out Simon Fon this weekend and ask him more questions yourselves.
-JR
