An action choreographer is kind of like a dance choreographer. You choreograph the moves and you let the director, cinematographer take into positioning their cameras.
Donnie YenI gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what it is an actor is supposed to do before a film. Do a lot of research, get into the character. That's what I did with 'Dragon.'
Donnie YenIt takes years of building that experience as a filmmaker, as well as physically. You have to have a high level understanding of martial arts.
Donnie Yen