Amazing piece. Gets me every time!

Looking back on this video, I will admit it was very beautiful and well crafted.

this an excellent piece.fantastic sfmato there mate.

It was actually shot at All Olympia Gymnastics Academy in LA

I can only imagine how hard it would be to accurately depict an entire feature film after shooting just a 5 minute short. Good point (so to speak). Regardless of the weapon in question, I felt it was OK for these two fencers to settle the dispute with weapons of their choice. To make the bout as dramatic as possible, I chose sabers.

Thanks! Actually we did the fleche about a dozen times and TJ caught himself every time. And yea, I haven't really figured out how to digitize footage for KZfaq without having sound sync problems. Thanks for the comments though!

very well done! i think its probably the fact that its uploaded to youtube, but the sound looked a little off,... that doesnt matter. great job!

There's a fencer in the crowd! Yea, that's what we were shooting for - although having someone launch themselves at you without a mask isn't something I'd recommend.

Yep, that's my bad. Again, I'm still pretty happy the way it turned out for an audition piece.

The music is Chopin - prelude in E Minor. And thanks for the kudos, but I owe it to the folks (T J Rotolo and Tim Storms) who took the time out to put this together as a freebie.

Chopin Prelude in E Minor

He's covered wars you know!

I saw Ring of Steel not too long ago and really liked the combat scenes, especially the light-hearted one with "Brian". Rules of Engagement is much darker but just as riveting. Do you have any plans to make any longer films with the darker tone? By the way, your special effects work is awesome!

Ring of Steel was originally a much darker film. Kind of like "Deer Hunter" where Alex completely loses touch with who he is and doesn't even recognize his girlfriend. And yea, I've always got a bunch of projects lined up in addition to the effects work.

that was interesting the fencing was quite good also

great vid. love it!!

Never thought of it as a feature - interesting idea though.

Very nice video. keep up the good work.

nice clip....loved it...the last scene...was that the horizontal fleche...

Nice! Great stuff!!

I think it's pretty epic that Frank's voice actor has beena stuntman and power ranger =P

If only it was shot in HD

Yep, we never thought it was going to turn out this good, so we overlooked a few of the anachronisms. However, I did remove a bunch of other 2003 banners in post - just haven't gotten around to the Israeli flag yet.

Duly noted, thanks - see above.

That would be Tim Storms, and I don't think he's been in Jericho...

That guy on the right is a nobody, the champ is on the left.

Hey, don't be so hard on yourself! The video itself is a masterpiece. And, if it was a one-night shoot, maybe there was no time to remove the "wrong" flags. Is there any possibility that the film will be actually shot in the future? It's so frustrating to see this trailer knowing that I cannot go to the movie theater or buy the DVD!

You know it!

Noted - see above. I think I'm going to have to change the title of this short to "spot the anachronism".

Noted above. This was shot in one night and we were more worried about the scene than the background. I already pulled a few of the other 2006 banners and I was thinking about digitally replacing the Israeli flag with a swastika until I found out that didn't happen until 1920. I could always put in a US flag with 48 stars and see who notices that.

@jarpasmannen I was waiting for someone to mention Frank West from Deadrising. Lol

Cool video and acting of a past event. Only problem I have is the accuracy of the swordsmanship. Sometimes the fencing is reminiscent of the time period and sometimes its overly-dramatic or modern olympic looking, wide actions. A duelist would never show his back, make such big blade actions, and throw himself on his opponent for thats suicide. Nonetheless, an entertaining piece. Awesome.

Bob and T.J Nice. Was it filmed at the old Gascon center?

Nice. A Frank West fan I presume.

See previous comments. The video has turned into "spot the flag". No one has commented yet about the new gymnastic apparatus.

@zombiehunter5161 sure did. Don't know what color though...

well it's suppose to be a duel right...not some friendly sparring session...anyway nobody would fence like that unless in the duel...forgot to mention that i loved the bladework...but how come there is no footwork..

@blackroses777m Based on true events. France withdrew because of targeting and an actual duel supposedly took place.

@goofydexter me too

How come Israeli flag is hanging on the wall if this is supposed to be 1912? State of Israel was established by UN only in 1948.

Well, also the Israeli flag is out-of-time here, isn't it? It did exist as the symbol of the Zionism, but not as an official state flag, so in theory it shouldn't be there because at that time it was merely the symbol of a political movement. Korean flag was also slightly different at that time.

ahem...art direction, anyone?