This is the most impressive fight sequence I have ever seen that contains no edits. From the movie “The Protector”, featuring Tony Jaa (of Ong Bak fame), this stedicam shot lasts over 3 min. I wonder how many times it took to get this shot right! Simply amazing!
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After watching the behind the scenes extras on the DVD, here is some additional info that filmmakers and martial arts film fans may appreciate:
The director calls this “the most dangerous long take scene ever.” A 4 minute stedicam shot featuring a variety of martial arts.
The crew spent over 1 month preparing and choreographing before they were able to get a perfect shot. When it came time to shoot, they could only do 2 takes per day because of the set repairing and prop replacement that needed to be done. It took 5 takes to get it right. A foreign cameraman was needed because the stedicam mount was built for american / european operators who are typically much larger than asian operators.
The foreign operator they hired could only do two flights of stairs at a time and simply gave up. They decided to use a Thai stedicam operator who physically prepared for a month for this job.
The Protector (USA) – Ong Bak 2 (Tailanda) – link imdb – starring: Tony Jaa – the next Jackie Chan.
Something interesting: If you watch the whole scene you notice that Tony Jaa never opens a single door himself.
This post was written by bullets on March 20, 2007
