Jye's World

Today my guest is Chris Weir. Chris is a stuntman, stunt coordinator and fight choreographer. He is well known for being a kickass stunt performer, precision driver/rider, stunt coordinator and is now making his name as one of the best fight choreographers around today.

A few topics we talk about:

- His karate background

- His fight choreography on the Leigh Whannell films ‘Upgrade’ (2018) and ‘The Invisible Man’ (2020)

- Taurus World Stunt Awards “Best Fight” Nomination

- His TAC TV commercial motor bike stunt job

- How he first got into the film industry

- His own journey to get graded

- What he looks for when hiring stunt performers

Plus loads more!

Thanks :)

Chris Weir

Instagram - www.instagram.com/chrisweir14

IMDB - www.imdb.com/name/nm2935931/

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jye.hawley

Email - [email protected]

Today my guest is Tyler Coppin. Tyler is an actor & dialect coach. With over 40 years of acting on screen and on the stage he has a wealth of knowledge. We chat about his journey of performing and also coaching Australians with the American accent.

A few topics we talk about:

- Acting on stage and screen

- Coming to Australia and studying at NIDA

- Learning the Australian accent to work here

- Coaching the American accent

- Tips for actors learning the American accent

- Working with Heath Ledger and other actors

- How a dialect coach works on set

Plus loads more!

Thanks :)

Tyler Coppin

Website - www.tylercoppin.com/

Instagram - www.instagram.com/tylerjoncoppin/

Jye Hawley

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jye.hawley

Email - [email protected]

Today my guest is James Huynh. James is a DOP & Editor. He has a huge passion for film and a great work ethic, with close to a decade of experience I have no doubt he will be making a big impact in the coming years at a professional level.

A few topics we talk about:

- His love for Hong Kong cinema

- John Woo films

- Film school

- Story of his first short film in high school

- His gear, recommended brands and gear for DOP

- Working with TAFTA

- Future goals

- Story of when we first met

- His friendship with @Stefan

- His short film ‘Waves’

- Our Short Film we made together ‘Shaolin Dork’

- Shooting showreel scenes

- Our next short action film we are currently working on

Plus loads more!

Thanks :)

James Huynh:

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jamesy_huynh/

Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/jameshuynh

Email - [email protected]

Jye Hawley

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jye.hawley

Email - [email protected]

Today my guest is Don Zander. Don is a martial artist and stunt trainee planning to get graded in the coming months with MEAA. Don is a super talented and passionate guy, so I can’t wait to work with him on some professional sets moving forward.

A few topics we talk about:

- His martial arts background & training

- When he started training to be a stunt performer

- His obsession with action films

- Films John Wick trilogy, Sam Hargrave’s ‘Extraction’, Donnie Yen’s ‘Flashpoint’.

- The process of how to become a stunt performer

- Where he has been training to be a stunt performer

- We chat briefly about a fight scene we are working on together

- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

- Making his own shorts and fight scenes

Plus loads more!

Don Zander:

Instagram - www.instagram.com/donzander

Jye Hawley

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jye.hawley

Email - [email protected]

Today my guest is Shane Joseph Willis. He is a writer and director represented by Sidney Sherman at Rosa Entertainment in Los Angelas, California.

A few topics we talk about:

- The moment he knew he wanted to be a writer

- Story structure

- Adapting novels to screenplays

- Our love for the old blockbuster video rental days

- Spec script market and screenplay lists

- Working in the US

- His Manager Sidney Sherman

- His writing process

- Post-Production on his short films Earthrise and Rememberance

- Working with Richard Norton

- What he’s currently working on

Plus loads more!

Thanks :)

Shane Joseph WIllis:

Instagram - www.instagram.com/shanejosephwillis

Twitter - www.twitter.com/shanejosephwillis

IMDB - www.imdb.com/name/nm3267417/

Vimeo for BTS videos of his short film Earthrise - www.vimeo.com/shanejosephwillis

Jye Hawley

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jye.hawley

Email - [email protected]

Carlo Cannon is a professional wrestler with over 15 years experience in the industry.

Topics we chat about:

- Being overseas when Covid-19 began to hit worldwide

- First moment he knew he wanted to be a pro wrestler

- Winning the MCW Title

- His love for his fans

- Vicious Pursuit: Pro Wrestling and Performance Academy & the evolution in these challenging times

- #SpeakingOut

- Six wrestlers he bases his career off (And if he remembers them ;) )

- First match in front of a crowd

- Lance Storm Wrestling Academy & Canada

- Wrestling in Malaysia with MYPW

- WWE Try-outs

- His students

- If I come back, I’ll be nice enough to put Carlo over in front of a live audience :)

Plus loads more!!!

Carlo Cannon

Instagram - www.instagram.com/carlocannon

Facebook - www.facebook.com/CarloCannonProWrestler

Twitter - www.twitter.com/CarloCannon

Tik Tok - www.tiktok.com/CarloCannon

Carlo’s Sponsors - OG Nerd

https://ognerdlife.com/

Vicious Pursuit Wrestling Academy

Instagram - www.instagram.com/viciouspursuit/

Facebook - www.facebook.com/viciouspursuit

Website - www.viciouspursuit.com

Jye Hawley

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jye.hawley

Email - [email protected]

Today my guest is Martin Copping. He is an actor and director who’s been working for the past 20 years in the film industry. He’s been the lead in US feature films, voice of ‘Mozzie’ in the video game ‘Rainbow Six: Siege’ and is currently in post-production on his directorial debut ‘The Dunes’.

A few things we talk about:

- First moment he realised he wanted to work in film

- How he got started in the industry as a kid

- First acting roles here in Australia

- First acting roles in the US

- The story of how he got his first leading role opposite a famous ’Steven’

- His acting process

- Landing the lead role of ‘Zombie Hunter’ with Danny Trejo

- First day on set as number one on the call sheet of a US film

- Directing short films vs feature films

- Process of The Dunes from Pre-Production to now deep into Post-Production

- Upcoming projects

Plus loads more!

Martin Copping:

Instagram - www.instagram.com/martincopping

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MartinCoppingFanPage

Twitter - www.twitter.com/MartinCopping

Tik Tok - www.tiktok.com/@martincopping

YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCC221J40VFU1jaiJrWkpWEQ

Twitch - https://m.twitch.tv/martincopping/profile

Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-copping-4090a3148

IMDB - www.imdb.com/name/nm0178840/

Clothing & Merchandise - https://teespring.com/stores/martin-copping-store

Jye Hawley

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jye.hawley

Email - [email protected]

We speak about projects he’s worked on from the late 70s to today, from performing in ‘The Octagon’ to helping with the fight choreography on James Gunn’s new film ‘The Suicide Squad’. Working and training actors such as Margot Robbie, Scarlett Johansson, Will Smith just to list a few. He also gives us a breakdown of his own acting process and a break through moment that he learnt from Zina Provendie about how to get out of his own way on a film set. I hope you love this episode as much as I do, please feel free to share this on social media, send it to friends and also rate and subscribe down below. Thanks!

LINKS:

Richard Norton

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Instagram - www.instagram.com/rjnorton64/ ( @rjnorton64 )

Facebook Like Page - https://www.facebook.com/RichardNortonFanPage

Jye Hawley

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jye.hawley ( @jye.hawley )

Email - [email protected]