#30 Style Seminar: Hollywood Swashbuckling

This week's episode is the first in a series on style: designing fights in particular ways to match a specific genre or to evoke a certain tone. Each iteration in the series will break down the specific elements that define the style and give you concrete, actionable ways to incorporate these elements into your choreography. I will also discuss the reasons that make the style challenging and how using it can affect the logistics of your production process, and finally, I'll wrap up with a discussion of the general "feel" or tone that the style evokes in performance. This week. I'm examining classic Hollywood Swashbuckling: the flashy, dashing swordplay of the likes of Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. What makes swash tick? What are some of the classic tropes? And wait...don't I HATE swash?? Contents 3:24 Define "Swashbuckling" 4:11 The Elements of the Swash Style 15:30 Why Is This Style Challenging? 18:45 What Tone Does This Style Create?