Gui DaSilva-Greene on stunts, dance, producing, and vulnerability (Action Talks #11)

Gui DaSilva-Greene is a stuntman, actor, action designer, motion capture performer, martial artist, dancer, and producer. He got his start in the indie action movement on the east coast, and he’s worked on films like Captain America, Winter Soldier, Civil War, and many more. We talk about stunts, acting, training actors, and African martial arts and dance and how it all comes together for him. You can see his IMDB here: 00:00:37 Intro 00:01:41 The History of Gui 00:09:40 Were You Always Interested In Being an Entertainer?  00:11:07 Blending Martial Arts and Dance 00:16:26 First Experiences With Indie Style Fight Choreography 00:17:40 Meeting Vlad Rimberg 00:21:25 Finding Character in Motion  00:22:55 Transitioning From Indie Action Scenes to Stunt Work 00:30:40 Capoeira 00:38:29 Beef Between Artists, The Ultimate Fuel For Creativity? 00:40:45 The Shaw Brothers Role in Breaking’s Origins 00:43:55 Getting Into American Stunt Work 00:46:43 Indie Versus Industry - Constructing a Fight Scene 00:48:33 What To Take Into Consideration When Fighting An Actor 00:50:18 Working with Sebastian Stan 00:51:05 Characterization in Action Cinema 00:52:32 Stunt Doubling 00:52:56 Doubling Chadwick Boseman 00:55:22 Gui’s Characterization of T’Challa 00:56:32 Teaching Actors Versus Martial Artists  00:57:32 Research for Black Panther Role 01:01:40 If Indie Action is Rock Music, What’s Hollywood? 01:03:42 Dance and Dialects 01:08:04 The X Factor in Art 01:09:22 Eastern Vs Western Action Sensibilities  01:10:47 Action Designing for Chris Brown 01:11:17 Striking Balance In Action Designing 01:13:41 Balancing Safety and Spectacle in Service of Story 01:17:57 Lessons in Designing Previs  01:22:01 Vulnerability in Acting 01:25:23 Injecting Vulnerability Into Character 01:27:21 Different Types of Strengths 01:34:51 Gui’s Goals 01:41:01 Gui’s Words of Advice and Wisdom