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: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5302031/

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